Homemade Orange Chocolate Chip Biscotti pair perfectly with your coffee and also make great Holiday gifts!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 50 minutes
  • Total time: 65 minutes
  • Yield: 3 dozen
  • Category: Cookies
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1.25 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted & cooled)
  • ¾ cup granulated white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 1.5 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat and set aside.
  2. In a bowl whisk together all purpose flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  3. Melt the butter in the microwave. Set aside and let it cool down to room temperature. In a bowl whisk together melted cooled butter and sugar. Mix till well combined.
  4. Add in vanilla extract, orange extract, orange zest and mix till combined.
  5. Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
  6. Add in the flour mix in parts mixing after each addition.
  7. Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix to form a dough.
  8. Place the dough onto a well floured surface. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Knead a little till it's all smooth.
  9. Roll each part of the dough into logs and press the logs slightly so that they are around 2 inches wide.
  10. Bake the logs at 350 F degrees for around 25 minutes. Take them out and let them cool down for around 20 minutes. In the meanwhile reduce the oven temperature to 325 F degrees.
  11. Once the logs have cooled down use a sharp serrated knife, to cut the log diagonally into ½ to ¾-inch-thick slices.
  12. Arrange all the slices in the tray and bake at 325 F degrees for 8 minutes.
  13. Take out the tray and flip the slices and bake for another 8 minutes on the opposite side.
  14. Transfer the orange chocolate chip biscotti on a wire rack to cool completely.
  15. Once they have cooled down, you can dip them in white chocolate! (optional).
  16. Store in an airtight container and enjoy with your coffee.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.