Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Biscotti! One cookie that one can never go wrong with dipping in a nice cup of dark coffee. Well actually it would be a biscuit I believe or maybe a coffee bread. A twice baked one at that. Well whatever they call it, its delicious and I needed one asap.  

I usually stick to simple almond biscotti which I'm sure will come up in future recipes not about chocolate. Future just seemed so far away and so I went ahead and threw some nice dark chocolate in that mix to enjoy that crunchy goodness in the present. 

So start brewing that coffee and enjoy!

Prep: 30 - 35 minutes

Bake: 35 to 45 minutes

Cool: 10 minutes

Yield: 24 cookies

Almond Joy Double Chocolate Cookies

Whoever came up with the idea that Almond Joy and coffee are a perfect match is a genius. It so delicious that next cake I’m throwing an Almond Joy in there. Maybe three.

Following day I packed my ingredients and headed over to mom’s kitchen ready to take my family’s taste buds on a little island vacation. With the recent birthday I had just celebrated, cake and I were on a much needed break. Cookies felt like the way to go for a nice little tropical snack.

Prep: 20 to 25 mins

Bake: 12 to 15 minutes

Yield: 40 cookies

Cool: 10 minutes

Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake

I recently had a birthday and made a deal with a friend for a simple exchange. “I give you cake, you sing me happy birthday”. If memory serves me right the birthday song was usually a given but leave it to me to have one of those rare occasions where I buy my song with cake.

Good thing is he is a simple guy whose palate appreciates a simple pound cake. Figured I was getting a pretty good deal here. I get to do what I enjoy most and out of it I finally get to hear those vocals I’ve heard for months now how amazing they are.

Lately I’ve been all about adding chocolate to my recipes. Which I think it’s safe to say chocolate is great in any dessert combo. Well at least according to my palate it is.

Try out this Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake and let me know if your's agrees!

Yield: 24 servings, 2 loaves

Prep: 1 hour
Bake: 300°F 1 hour 15 mins to 1 hour 30 mins (no preheating)
Cool: 1 hour and 10 mins