Best 20 Walnut Biscotti Recipes

CRANBERRY-WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat sugar, eggs, oil, extracts, and orange zest together in a large bowl.
• Combine flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture to form a stiff dough. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Form each piece into a roll the length of your cookie sheet. Use the parchment paper to help flatten the roll to about 1/2-inch thickness.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet to cool onto a wire rack until safe to handle, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Slice rolls crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices back on the cookie sheet, cut-side up, and continue baking until lightly toasted, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

CRANBERRY WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla; add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and cranberries (dough will be sticky)., Divide dough in half. On a greased baking sheet, with lightly floured hands, shape each half into a 10x2-1/2-in. rectangle. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. , Carefully remove to wire racks; cool 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over biscotti. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

ANISE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C ).
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar Gradually add the vanilla and eggs while mixing. Sift together the flour and baking powder; stir into the egg mixture. For plain biscotti, do not add anything else (see Cook's Note). Stir in the anise extract and anise seed. Add walnuts if desired.
• Wet or grease your hands and shape dough out into 4 logs as long as your baking sheet will allow. Pat each one to about 3/4 inch in height, and 3 inches wide. Brush with beaten egg yolks.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, until golden brown. Slice logs at an angle, cutting pieces into 1/2 to 3/4-inch wide cookies. Place slices back onto the cookie sheet, standing upright, if possible; leave a gap between the slices. Return to the oven and bake until cookies are dry and lightly toasted, about 10 minutes more.

MAPLE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat one egg into butter mixture until completely blended, then beat in remaining egg, 1/2 cup maple syrup, and maple extract. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture just until dough forms; fold in walnuts until just combined.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each portion of dough into a log the length of a baking sheet, and place on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each log into a rectangle 3 inches wide and 1-inch tall.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on the bottom and slightly cracked on top, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven to cool for 15 minutes, but leave oven on.
• Slice logs diagonally into 1/2-inch thick slices, and lay slices on their sides on the baking sheet.
• Bake biscotti in the preheated oven until lightly browned and crisp on the outside, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven; cool for a few minutes.
• Stir together 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1/4 cup maple syrup in a bowl. Stir confectioners' sugar into mixture gradually until smooth. Drizzle maple glaze lightly with a spoon over warm biscotti.

FIG AND WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flours, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and anise. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until they're pale yellow and hold a ribbon for 1 second when whisk is lifted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in zest.
• Fold egg mixture into flour mixture until combined. Fold in figs and walnuts. Lightly spray a parchment-lined baking sheet with cooking spray. Divide dough in half on parchment. Spray hands with cooking spray; form each piece of dough into a 2 1/2-inch-wide log. Bake until dough is firm but gives slightly when pressed, about 25 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack and let logs cool 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Cut each log on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place slices, cut side up, on sheet. Bake 7 minutes, flip biscotti, and bake 7 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

APRICOT-WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread out nuts on a baking sheet; toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven; reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
• Rub nuts between paper towels to remove loose skins; coarsely chop nuts.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in eggs in two batches, mixing each until just combined. On low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in walnuts and apricots by hand.
• Butter a large baking sheet; set aside. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; divide in half. With floured hands, shape each half into an 8 1/2-by-2 1/2-by-1-inch log. Place logs at least 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 30 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack; let logs stand 10 minutes.
• Transfer logs to a cutting board. Clean and butter the large baking sheet; set aside. Brush logs with egg white, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Cut each log crosswise on the diagonal into 12 pieces (each 1/2 inch thick). Lay flat on buttered sheet. Bake 7 minutes; turn pieces. Bake until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool until crisp.
• Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Dip a flat side of 12 biscotti in melted chocolate, arranging cookies, chocolate sides up, on parchment paper as you work. Let stand until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container, keeping chocolate-dipped ones in a single layer on top, up to 2 days.

HELEN'S BLACK PEPPER WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl. Stir in the pepper and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until pale and light. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 7 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the orange zest and vanilla and almond extracts.
• Fold in the flour mixture, then fold in the walnuts. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick silicone liners.
• Divide the dough in half, place 1 piece on each sheet and shape each piece into a 12-inch log, about 2 inches across and 1 inch tall. Bake until the logs are baked through and lightly browned, about 35 minutes.
• Let the logs cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheets (leave the oven on), then transfer them carefully to racks to cool 10 minutes more. Using a serrated knife, slice each log on the diagonal into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange the slices cut-side down on the baking sheets and return to the oven until well toasted, 15 to 20 minutes more. Transfer the biscotti to cooling racks to cool completely. They will keep, tightly covered, up to 1 week.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg.
• Butter and flour large baking sheet.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until combined well. Stir in flour mixture to form a stiff dough. Stir in nuts and chips.
• On prepared baking sheet, with floured hands, form dough into two slightly flattened logs, each 12 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• Bake logs for 20 - 25 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch.
• Cool biscotti for 5 minutes.
• On a cutting board, cut biscotti diagonally into 3/4 inch slices.
• Place biscotti cut side down on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Cool biscotti on a rack.

RAISIN WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a large cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together.
• Stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• Add the raisins and walnuts, and stir to blend.
• Divide the dough in half.
• Shape each half into a long loaf, about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Place the logs onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Flatten slightly.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until firm.
• With a sharp knife, cut the loaves diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place the slices cut sided down back onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 6 minutes, turn the cookies and bake for another 6 minutes or so until lightly browned.
• Cool on a rack.

WHOLE-WHEAT WALNUT-RAISIN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a baking sheet with oil; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; stir in walnuts and raisins. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Add to flour mixture; stir just until combined.
• On a lightly floured surface, with floured hands, pat dough into a loaf about 1 inch thick, 2 1/2 inches wide (and about 7 inches long); transfer to baking sheet. Bake until risen and firm, 20 to 25 minutes; cool completely on sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Place loaf on a cutting board, and using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/4 inch-thick slices; place slices in a single layer on sheet. Bake, turning once, until dried and slightly golden, 25 to 30 minutes; cool completely.

ORANGE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (first 7 ingredients on list above).
• In a small bowl slightly beat eggs& egg yolk together, and add to the dry ingredients along with the extract& the melted butter.
• Mix by hand with a wooden spoon or with hands.
• If dough is too stiff, add some juice from the zested orange.
• Turn dough out onto work surface; knead lightly and form into two logs.
• Place logs on lightly greased cookie sheet& flatten slightly.
• Brush logs with beaten egg white.
• Bake 30 minutes; let cool completely, then slice each log diagonally into 1" slices with serrated knife, using a sawing motion.
• Stand the slices on the cookie sheet and return to the oven.
• Bake an additional 7-10 minutes or until crisp.

LEMON-WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, 1 1/3 cups sugar, and lemon peel in large bowl until blended. Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating just to blend after each addition. Beat in lemon juice, then flour mixture. Stir in walnuts.
• Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Place each piece on sheet of plastic wrap. Using plastic wrap as aid, form dough into 8-inch-long logs. Press logs slightly, flattening to 2 1/2-inch-wide logs. Enclose in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
• Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Line heavy large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap logs, leaving on plastic. Brush top of logs with egg glaze. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Lift logs from plastic and transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly. Bake until golden brown and just firm to touch, about 50 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
• Line 2 heavy rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Using long serrated knife, carefully cut logs crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Arrange biscotti, cut side down, on prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies until golden brown around edges, about 20 minutes. Cool completely (biscotti will crisp as they cool). (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)
• *Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and natural foods stores.

LEMON-WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F, with one rack positioned in the center and one directly below; toast walnuts and anise seeds just until golden, 4 to 5 minutes, cool and chop together on a cutting board.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour,baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl whisk together remaining ingredients (eggs, sugar, butter, oil,lemon peel,lemon juice) until smooth.
• Stir egg mixture into flour mixture, then stir in walnuts and anise seeds; (Dough will be soft, that's okay).
• Divide dough in half, lightly grease a large cookie sheet; with floured hands, shape dough into two 14x2-1/2-inch logs,slightly rounded in center; Bake on center rack until firm to the touch,30 minutes;let cool 20 minutes, (Leave oven on).
• Transfer logs to a cutting board; with serrated knife,gently cut logs on a angle into 1/2-inch-thick slices; lay slices on 2 ungreased cookie sheets, bake until biscotti are lightly browned around edges, 10 minutes.
• Flip biscotti over on cookie sheet reversing positions when you put them back in the oven; bake 10 minutes more, transfer biscotti to wire racks to cool.

BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO E NOCE (DOUBLE CHOCOLATE WALNUT BISCOTTI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Butter and flour a large baking sheet.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixed well. Stir in flour mixture to form a stiff dough. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
• On the prepared baking sheet with floured hands, form dough into two slightly flattened logs, each 12 inches long and 2 inches wide, and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Bake logs for 35 minutes, or until slightly firm to the touch. Cool biscotti on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
• On a cutting board, cut biscotti diagonally into 3/4 inch slices.
• Arrange biscotti, cut sides down, on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Cool biscotti on a rack. Keep the biscotti in air-tight containers for 1 week and, frozen, 1 month. Yields 30 biscotti.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE WALNUT-CHERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Whisk the first 6 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk 5 eggs and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients. Stir in walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries. Transfer to a lightly floured surface; knead gently until dough forms (dough will be sticky)., Using floured hands, divide dough into 3 portions. Shape each portion into an 8x3-in. rectangle on parchment-lined baking sheets. Beat remaining egg; brush over tops. Bake until firm to the touch, 30-35 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks until firm, 10-15 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 300°. Transfer baked rectangles to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 3/4-in. slices. Place on baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until crisp, 10-12 minutes on each side. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter a large baking sheet.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, zest, and orange juice and beat until combined will. Stir in flour mixture until a stiff dough is formed. Stir in walnuts.
• On baking sheet with floured hands form dough into two 9-inch-long logs and bake in middle of oven until slightly firm to the touch, about 13 minutes. Cool biscotti on baking sheet in a rack 15 minutes. In a cutting board with a serrated knife cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange biscotti, a cut side down, on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes. Cool biscotti on rack. Biscotti may be made 1 week ahead and kept in airtight containers, or 1 month ahead and frozen.

WALNUT CAPPUCCINO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• In a mixer bowl using a paddle attachment, mix all of the ingredients until a sticky dough is formed.
• Place dough onto a floured surface.
• Divide evenly into two pieces.
• Roll the dough into two 12 inch logs.
• Place on a parchment-lined or greased baking sheet and pat the logs down flat, approximately 3 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake the logs until they spring back when pressed lightly (start checking at 10 minutes).
• Allow the logs to cool, then using a bread knife, cut into biscotti about 1/2 inch thick.
• Arrange the biscotti on the baking sheet, flat on their side.
• Bake again, at 350º F, for 8 more minutes. Let cool.
• Store in an airtight container.

LEMON WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325^. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a large mixing bowl cream butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and lemon zest. Beat until well combined. Add eggs one at a time blending well after each addition. Add lemon juice and beat until incorporated. Gradually add flour mixture until combined. Stir in walnuts. Divide dough into 3 portions. On lightly floured surface shape each portion (I usually do this straight on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet) into a 10" roll about 1 1/2" wide. Press each log until 2" wide. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Chill cookie sheet(s) for 15 minutes. Bake 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on sheets for 45 minutes. Preheat (or reduce) oven to 300^. Cut each cooled log with serrated knife diagonally into 1/2" slices and place cut side down on cookie sheets. Bake 7 minutes; turn over and bake an additional 5-6 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 4-5 dozen

COCONUT WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter. Stir in the coconut extract and the eggs. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, fold in the coconut and walnuts.
• Divide dough into 2 pieces. Roll each piece out into a log about 10 inches long. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet and flatten them til they are 3 inches wide.
• Bake for 30 - 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Cool on baking sheet for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Slice the logs crosswise into 1/2 inch wide slices. Place slices cut side down onto the baking sheet.
• Return to oven for an additional 15 minutes. Until crisp and light brown. Cool and store in an airtight container.

COCONUT WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Stir in the coconut extract and the eggs. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, fold in the coconut and walnuts.
• Divide dough into 2 pieces. Roll each piece out into a log about 10 inches long. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet and flatten them until they are about 3 inches wide.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Cool on baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Slice the logs crosswise into 1/2 inch wide slices. Place slices cut side down onto the baking sheet.
• Return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes, until crisp and light brown. Cool and store in an airtight container.