Let me invite you into my coffee-loving world. A world where my Keurig never gets a break, breakfast blend flows like water, the crew at DD know my coffee order (that’s embarrassing), and my French press gets more attention than the waffle maker on a Sunday. A world where this espresso chocolate chip cake exists. A world where it is not only acceptable to put coffee in cookies, but encouraged. A world where dipping said coffee flavored cookies into actual coffee is the norm. Coffee drinkers, won’t you join me? Ever since I made this chocolate-dipped almond biscotti, I’ve been dreaming up new flavors. I never even liked biscotti until I tried making it at home. Dry, boring, crunchy, just… not my cup of tea coffee. But that recipe, full of flavor and dipped in chocolate, made me a biscotti believer. Maybe it’s all the chocolate. Or the coffee soaked goodness? Here’s how you make biscotti. The process isn’t very glamorous. Biscotti is made from wet dough. Flour your hands and form it into two rectangular logs. Bake them, cool them slightly, slice them, and bake the slices. The double baking creates that crispy texture perfect for dunking into warm drinks. Just like my chocolate-dipped almond biscotti, today’s mocha chip biscotti recipe uses a few power ingredients like eggs, cold butter, and oil to get the best possible texture and taste. The resulting cookie is buttery, rich, and crunchy without breaking your teeth or tasting like flavorless cardboard. Speaking of flavor… for an unbelievable mocha flavor, we’ll add some coffee and cocoa powder. I use instant coffee mixed with very little water to flavor the dough. Espresso powder works as well, see the recipe notes. The cocoa taste is faint, but compliments the coffee wonderfully. Brown sugar sweetens the biscotti ever so slightly. In terms of flavor and moisture, I much prefer brown sugar over granulated sugar here. Let’s not forget all the mini chocolate chips! They’re speckled throughout each cookie. Oh, and the chocolate dunked edge! And the hazelnuts! Flavor exclamation points! You’re going to love these. Happy weekend, coffee cheers! Try my chocolate-dipped almond biscotti next!
