Almond Anise Biscotti                  
 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup Margarine or butter -- soft
1 tablespoon Anise seed
3 Eggs
3 cups Flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1/2 cup Chopped almonds
 

Directions:
Beat sugars and butter until well blended. Add anise seed and eggs; blend well. Stir in flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in almonds. Shape dough into two 10x1" rolls. Place rolls 4 in. apart on greased cookie sheet. Flatten each to 2-in. width. Bake at 350~ for 20-30 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely; cut diagonally into 1/2 in. slices. Arrange slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 6-10 minutes or until bottom begins to brown. Turn and bake for an additional 3-5 min. or until crisp. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container. (Will keep for one month. Be aware that the flavors do tend to get stronger with time.) Sandi, I also used this recipe to make chocolate chip/pecan Biscotti. I omitted the almonds and anise seed; then added 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. Also, I added 1 teaspoon vanilla before adding the flour and baking powder.