This recipe I made as one of five biscotti loafs for my coworkers as Christmas treat. I could not think of what other flavor to add to chocolate and then I remembered the chocolate orange candy that had to be smashed to break and chocolate slices. That's when it hit me that chocolate orange could work . 3 eggs
1 c sugar
1/2 stick of melted and cooled butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbl sp tangerine or orange juice
1 tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
2 tbl sp cocoa powder
orange zest from 4 tangerine or 2 oranges or approx 2 tbl sp
3 c sifted flour
1 1/2 walnuts
I use my Kitchen Aid to make the dough. Mix ingredients adding them one at a time in the same order they are written but start with only 2 cups of flour. Soft dough will form. If the dough is looking a little to tough reduce amount of flour or may add couple more spoons of orange juice, if the dough is little too soft add little more flour.
I turn the dough on the silicon mat and using the mat form it into a log.
Bake the log in the middle of the oven at 300F for approx 50 min. It may crack on the top and will widen as it bakes. Once out of the oven cool for 10-20 min or so, then slice on a bias 1/2 inch thick slices.
Place on the oven rack in the oven cut side down for another 15-20 min to dry. Cool cookies on wire rack.
