Aldo’s Chocolate Biscotti

Description
I got this from a dear friend who won honorable mention in a cookie contest in 1988. She wrote the recipe herself and says it was around 1982 when she perfected it.

Ingredients

 * 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
 * 2/3 cup cocoa powder
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 1-1/4 cup sugar
 * 1-1/3 cup chopped, skinned hazelnut or walnuts
 * 4 large eggs
 * 1-teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 325 and set rack in the middle level of the oven.
 * 2) Cover 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil.
 * 3) Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift into a mixing bowl.
 * 4) Stir in the sugar and nuts.
 * 5) Whisk the eggs and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture to form dough.
 * 6) On a lightly floured surface press dough together.
 * 7) Divide dough in half and roll into a log the length of the pan (14 to 18 inches) place each log on the pan and flatten slightly.
 * 8) Bake for about 30 minutes, until well risen and firm.
 * 9) Cool the logs on the pans.
 * 10) After the logs have cooled, detach from paper and slice them about 1/2-inch thick with a sharp serrated knife.
 * 11) Place back on paper lined pans, cut side down, and bake again for about 20 minutes, or until dry and crisp.
 * 12) Cool on pans and store in a tin or plastic container with a tight fitting lid.

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