Spiced Apple Cider Biscotti

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Christmas, Italian, North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: cookies

Calories: 175kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Even without the addition of real chopped apples to this Spiced Apple Cider Biscotti recipe, it still tastes very much like a freshly baked apple pie! Using familiar apple pie spices and apple cider, this biscotti will make you feel all warm and cozy on the inside!

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons apple cider
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the Glaze:

2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider

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, apple cider, 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, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Beat in until just combined. 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 the log into a rectangle shape that is roughly 4" wide and 12" long.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove 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.
In the meantime, reduce the heat to 325°F.
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 the baking sheet which has been lined with more parchment paper. Slices are cut side down. Bake for 12 minutes.
Remove from oven. Carefully turn the cookies over and bake for another 12 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.

For the Glaze:

Whisk together the confectioner's sugar and the apple cider until smooth. Drizzle over the biscotti and allow the glaze to harden and firm.
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.

Notes

The colour of the biscotti and even the tint of the drizzled icing will be affected by the colour of the apple cider. I'm using my homemade crab apple cider and as you can see, the crab apples are a deep red colour. Of course, this will not affect the delicious taste at all!

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