Orange-Almond Biscotti

Orange-Almond Biscotti

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup slivered almonds -- toasted (see Notes) and chopped

Directions:
Heat oven to 350º. Beat sugar, butter, orange peel and eggs in large bowl
with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour,
baking powder and salt. Stir in almonds. Divide dough in half. Shape each
half into rectangle, 10 × 3 inches, on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch
slices. Turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
Bake about 15 minutes or until crisp and light brown. Remove from cookie
sheet to wire rack.
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