Gumdrop Biscotti

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: cookies

Calories: 195kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Gumdrop Biscotti just might be the Christmas confection you didn't know you needed! These buttery biscotti are packed with everyone's favourite baking gums and topped with sweet, glistening coarse sugar. Adorably festive, these make a great gift idea!

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup gumdrops (baking gums)
1/4 cup coarse sanding sugar

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and baking powder until well combined and creamy.
Next, add the eggs and beat them into the batter until well mixed.
Now, add the flour and beat in until just combined. Stir in the gumdrops. The dough will be sticky.
Turn the dough out onto the prepared baking sheet and form it into a log. (Dust your hands with flour; dough is a bit sticky!)
Form a log shape that is roughly 4" wide and 12" long.
Sprinkle the top of the log with the coarse sanding sugar. Press very gently on the sugar to make sure it sticks to the dough.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the biscotti from the oven and place the baking sheet on a wire cooling rack so that air can circulate around the baking sheet. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Using the parchment paper, slide the log onto a large cutting board. Slice into 3/4" slices across the width of the log.
Place slices back onto a baking sheet which has been lined with more parchment paper. Slices are cut side down. Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven. Carefully turn the cookies over and bake for another 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
Package biscotti for gift-giving or pile into a food-safe container. Leave at room temperature, or freeze until needed for up to 3 months.

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