These are very good, but not as decadent as other biscotti recipes that I've made. They are on the plain side. I made another batch adding 2 + 1/2 tablespoons of all natural and pure coconut oil, along with an extra 1/4 cup of sweetened coconut shreds, a ripe banana and 1 + 1/4 cup of mini Nestlé chocolate chip, and they were good, but would have been better without the banana. I also tried this exact recipe with Splenda's sugar blend mix, instead of straight sugar, and you could not taste the difference!
Coconut Biscotti
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Standing the cookies eliminates the traditional step of flipping them halfway through baking. Chocolate lovers can stir 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips into the batter or dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate.
Yield: 20 cookies (serving size: 1 biscotto)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 90
- Calories from fat: 25
- Fat: 2.5g
- Saturated fat: 2.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Carbohydrate: 15.3g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 21mg
- Iron: 0.5mg
- Sodium: 87mg
- Calcium: 13mg
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through nutmeg). Place sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until thick. Add flour mixture and coconut; stir to combine (dough will be very sticky). Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead lightly 7 or 8 times. Shape dough into a 15 x 3-inch roll. Place roll on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and pat to 1-inch thickness. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until roll is golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack.
- Cut roll diagonally into 20 (1/2-inch-thick) slices; stand slices upright on baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on wire rack.
Coconut Biscotti Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Cookies
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Italian
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Fat, Low Sodium
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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