Chocolate-Cherry Biscotti

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons almond extract 
• 0.7 cup cherries dried
• 3 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
• 1 cup flour whole-wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
3. Combine flours and salt in a bowl; stir well with a whisk.
4. Beat sugar and eggs with a mixer at high speed until thick and pale (about 4 minutes).
5. Add oil and extracts, beating until well-blended.
6. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in cherries and chocolate chips.
7. Divide dough in half; turn out onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Shape each portion into a 10-inch-long roll, and flatten to 1-inch thickness.
8. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
9. Remove rolls from the baking sheet; cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 32
10. Cut each roll diagonally into 20 (1/2-inch) slices.
11. Place slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet.
12. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes. Turn cookies over, and bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool).
13. Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on wire rack.