Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter, melted
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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1 orange, zest of, finely minced
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1/2 teaspoon orange oil or 1 teaspoon orange extract
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3 eggs
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2 egg yolks
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon mace
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 cup heavy cream or 1/4 cup evaporated milk
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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egg yolks or egg, to glaze
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nutmeg or granulated sugar, for dusting
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4 ounces white chocolate, melted, for coating biscotti
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1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Blend the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace in a food processor together until combined, about 30 seconds.
- Add in remaining ingredients and process a 1-2 minutes to get a thick batter.
- Let batter stand 2 minutes and then spoon out onto the baking sheet.
- Brush with egg yolk, or a beaten egg. Sprinkle on sugar and a dusting of more nutmeg.
- Bake 45 minutes until set and browned. Cool, then slice into diagonal cookies about 1/2 inch wide.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325*F, put sliced cookies back in oven and bake until crisped, about 15 minutes per side.
- Cool well and then glaze one side of each cookie with melted white chocolate.
- Garnish with crushed graham cookies crumbs on one edge. Serve to your most deserving guests!