Best 9 Amaretto Biscotti With Almonds Recipes

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Amaretto biscotti with almonds is a classic Italian cookie that is perfect for any occasion. These twice-baked cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, with a wonderful almond flavor and a hint of amaretto liqueur. They are easy to make and can be stored for up to 2 weeks, making them a great make-ahead option. Amaretti are perfect for dipping in coffee or tea, or enjoying on their own as a sweet treat.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

AMARETTO BISCOTTI



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield about 30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup chocolate-covered almonds
2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, liqueur, and almond and vanilla extracts until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Fold in the raw and chocolate-covered almonds.
  • Dust your hands and the dough with flour; divide in half and shape into two 3-by-12-inch logs on the prepared baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. Bake until puffed and set, about 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cutting board.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 250 degrees F. Slice the logs crosswise into 1-inch-thick pieces; arrange cut-side down on the baking sheet. Return to the oven and bake, flipping halfway through, until dry and golden, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
  • Place the white chocolate and semisweet chocolate in 2 small microwave-safe bowls; microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted. Drizzle on the biscotti; let set 30 minutes.

ALMOND BISCOTTI



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I've learned to bake a double batch of this crisp almond biscotti recipe, because one batch goes too fast! —H. Michaelson, St. Charles, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon anise extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Dash salt
1/2 cup chopped almonds
2 teaspoons 2% milk

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. , Line a baking sheet with foil and grease the foil. Divide dough in half; on the foil, shape each portion into a 12x3-in. rectangle. Brush with milk; sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 375° until golden brown and firm to the touch, 15-20 minutes. Lift foil with rectangles onto a wire rack; cool for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300°., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake for 10 minutes. Turn and bake until firm, 10 minutes longer. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 129mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

THE BEST ALMOND BISCOTTI



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I don't know where my mother got this recipe but it produces the best biscotti I have ever had- and I am Italian so I have eaten A LOT of biscotti. Also, I will be publishing the chocolate version of this recipe which is also to die for. I've also made these with 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips and 2/4 cups hazelnuts in place of the almonds. For a sweeter variety, I have also mixed 1/2 cup almonds with 1/4 cup butterscotch chips. I have also made them plain without nuts when I've been low on ingredients. You can't mess up this recipe- it's fool-proof!.

Provided by Canadian_in_the_Bay

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 28 biscotti, 14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup slivered almonds
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Adjust rack to center position and heat the oven to 350 degree. Line a cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper.
  • Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nuts in a large bowl and stir to combine. In a small bowl combine the eggs, butter and vanilla and whisk to fully combine.
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture. Using a rubber spatula, mix to combine until a rough dough forms.
  • Dump the dough onto a work surface and knead a couple of times until the dough comes together, adding extra flour sparingly and only if necessary. Start to form the dough into a big, fat cigar and cut it in half. Form each half into a cigar about 1 inch thick, 2 inches wide and about 12 inches long. Place them onto the cookie sheet and lightly press with fingers to slightly flat cigars.
  • Bake for 25 minutes reversing the pan halfway through. The bars will be firm to the touch and just slightly browned. Remove from the oven and lower the temperature to 300 degrees. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 15 minutes.
  • Remove cookies to a cutting board using two spatulas. Using a serrated knife, slice the bars on an angle about 1/2 inch tick to form the biscotti. Lay them back on the cookie sheet with either cut side down and place back in oven for 15 minutes. Turn each cookie to expose the other cut side and place in oven for another 15 minutes. Let cool on a rack to room temperature. Place cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 35.3, Sodium 107.1, Carbohydrate 25.8, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 11, Protein 4

CHEF JOHN'S ALMOND BISCOTTI



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My version is pretty straightforward--a classic Italian dipping cookie. But you can add hazelnuts, pistachios, and any type of dried fruit. Or dip them in dark chocolate.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 2h

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon fine salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large eggs
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup whole roasted almonds
½ cup chopped roasted almonds

Steps:

  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
  • Place butter, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, olive oil in a separate mixing bowl. Mix together thoroughly until mixture has a creamy texture. Add 1 egg; mix into butter/sugar mixture. Whisk in 2nd egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture. Mix until flour is incorporated. Add whole almonds and chopped almonds; mix in evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat.
  • Divide dough in half. Place each half on a length of plastic wrap and shape into a log. Wrap with the plastic wrap and press into a shape about 3 or 4 inches wide and about 1/2 inch high. Transfer both pieces to prepared baking sheet leaving about 3 or 4 inches of space between them to allow for spreading.
  • Bake in center of preheated oven until turning golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before slicing.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Cut each piece at a slight angle into 1/2- to 1 -inch thick slices with a serrated knife. Transfer pieces back to baking sheet in a single layer. Bake 12 minutes; remove from oven and flip pieces over. Return pan to oven and bake until biscotti are golden brown and crunchy, about 20 minutes.
  • Transfer biscotti to a cooling rack; let cool to room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 30.9 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 81.4 mg, Sugar 14.6 g

ALMOND BISCOTTI



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These Italian cookies are made without butter or oil and are twice baked to crisp perfection. Try Rum-Soaked Raisin Biscotti, Cherry Espresso Biscotti, Mexican Chocolate Biscotti, and Brown Sugar and Date Biscotti.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield Makes about 40

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using an electric mixer, beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Add almonds and beat until combined.
  • Divide dough in half and transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Form each half into a 2 1/2-inch-wide, 3/4-inch-tall log. Bake until dough is firm but gives slightly when pressed, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Let cool on sheet on a wire rack, 20 minutes.
  • With a serrated knife, cut logs into 1/4-inch slices on the diagonal and arrange, cut side down, on 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets. Bake until biscotti are crisp and golden, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets and flipping biscotti halfway through. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g

AMARETTO BISCOTTI WITH ALMONDS



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This is a delicious biscotti recipe which smells wonderful while baking. Perfect served with your morning coffee or just as a snack. I found the recipe in "Sweet Maria's Italian Cookie Tray Cookbook".

Provided by Kim D.

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 25 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
1 cup sliced almonds
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and Amaretto liqueur; mix well.
  • Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Mix on low speed until just blended.
  • Add almonds and stir.
  • Divide dough into two equal pieces.
  • Roll each piece into a loaf about 12 inches long on a well floured surface, and place on a large baking sheet about 3 inches apart.
  • Bake for about 20- 25 minutes, until golden.
  • Remove from oven and place each loaf on a cooling rack.
  • Allow loaves to cool for about 15 minutes.
  • Place loaves on a cutting board.
  • Using a bread knife, slice into 1/2-inch wide slices.
  • Place slices in a single layer on baking sheet.
  • Return to oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and place cookies on a cooling rack.
  • Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
  • ~NOTE~You may freeze cookies in plastic freezer bags.

ALMOND APRICOT BISCOTTI



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Categories     Cookies     Fruit     Nut     Breakfast     Dessert     Bake     Apricot     Almond     Winter     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 5 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 whole large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup whole almonds with skins (5 1/2 oz), toasted and cooled
1 cup dried apricots (6 oz), quartered
1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash
Special Equipment
parchment paper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add whole egg, milk, and extracts, stirring with a fork until a soft dough forms, then knead in almonds.
  • Divide dough between 2 sheets of wax paper, then form into 2 equal mounds and flatten each mound into a 5-inch disk. Put half of apricots in center of 1 disk and fold dough over apricots to enclose them (use wax paper as an aid if necessary), then transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Form into a 14- by 2 1/2-inch log lengthwise on 1 side of baking sheet, spreading dough with wet hands. Make another log with remaining dough and apricots, arranging it about 4 inches from first log.
  • Brush logs with egg wash and bake in middle of oven until pale golden and firm, about 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 20 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 300°F while logs cool.
  • Carefully transfer baked logs to a cutting board using 2 wide metal spatulas, then cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-wide slices with a large heavy knife.
  • Line baking sheet with a clean sheet of parchment. Stand slices, curved sides up, 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet and bake in upper third of oven until biscotti are dry, about 30 minutes (they will become hard as they cool). Transfer biscotti to rack to cool.

CHERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI



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Usually served with dessert wine, this cherry almond biscotti is perfect with espresso or cappuccino.

Provided by PJ's kitchen

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 1h40m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 ¾ cups dried cherries
½ cup amaretto liqueur
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup chopped blanched almonds
1 egg, beaten
3 tablespoons white sugar, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Stir dried cherries and amaretto liqueur together in a saucepan over medium heat until the amaretto comes to a simmer; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the liquid for later use.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together onto a sheet of waxed paper. Beat butter with 1 cup sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat 3 eggs into butter-sugar mixture, one at a time, blending in each egg before adding the next. Stir reserved cherry liquid and vanilla extract into the wet ingredients.
  • Beat butter with 1 cup sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat 3 eggs into butter-sugar mixture, one at a time, blending in each egg before adding the next. Stir reserved cherry liquid and vanilla extract into the wet ingredients.
  • Stir flour mixture into the wet ingredients a little at a time to form a smooth dough. Gently fold cherries and almonds into dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, divide in half, and form each half into a log 12 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide. Gently press the logs with your fingers to flatten to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Transfer loaves to the prepared baking sheets, brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle each with 1 1/2 tablespoon white sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the loaves are golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer loaves to wire racks and cool for 20 minutes. Use a sharp knife to slice each loaf on the diagonal into 16 pieces. Transfer the biscotti to baking sheets. Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  • Bake in the oven for 8 minutes; flip biscotti and bake until crisp and lightly browned, about 8 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.9 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 27.1 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 87.9 mg, Sugar 13.4 g

CHERRY-ALMOND BISCOTTI



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Unlike many crumbly cookies, these biscotti are sturdy enough to mail. For a holiday gift, send a batch along with a pound of your favorite coffee beans.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 3/4 cups dried cherries
1/2 cup amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur), plus more if needed
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs (3 whole, 1 lightly beaten)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds, chopped
3 tablespoons coarse sanding sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat cherries and liqueur in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until cherries have softened, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid. If liquid equals less than 2 tablespoons, add enough liqueur to make 2 tablespoons.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in 3 whole eggs, one at a time. Mix in reserved cherry liquid and the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in cherries and almonds.
  • On a lightly floured surface, halve dough. Shape each half into a 12 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch log. Flatten logs to 1/2 inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper. Brush logs with beaten egg; sprinkle with the sanding sugar.
  • Bake 35 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer to wire racks to cool, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
  • Cut each log on the diagonal into 16 to 18 pieces. Transfer pieces to racks, laying them on sides. Set racks on baking sheets. Bake 8 minutes; flip. Bake 8 minutes more. Let cool until crisp.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your biscotti.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the biscotti tough.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the biscotti hold their shape.
  • Bake the biscotti until they are golden brown. This will ensure that they are cooked through.
  • Slice the biscotti while they are still warm. This will make them easier to cut.
  • Store the biscotti in an airtight container. This will help them stay fresh for up to two weeks.

Conclusion:

Amaretto biscotti with almonds are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They are perfect for any occasion, from a casual get-together to a formal dinner party. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect biscotti every time. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!

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