CONTENTS
Introduction 8
BISCOTTI BASICS 11
CLASSIC FLAVORS
ALMOND 22
HAZELNUT 25
VIN SANTO WITH ALMONDS AND HAZELNUTS 28
ANISE 30
LEMON 32
HONEY-ALMOND 34
OLIVE OIL AND CITRUS 36
ORANGE AND PISTACHIO 38
FIG 41
CHOCOLATE AND SPICE
CHOCOLATE KISSES 46
CHOCOLATE-ALMOND WITH PISTACHIOS 48
CHOCOLATE CHUNK WITH CHERRIES 50
LEMON AND CHOCOLATE 53
CHOCOLATE-GINGER 56
CHOCOLATE-STUDDED 58
BROWNED BUTTER AND TOBLERONE 61
STRACCIATELLA 64
BISCOTTI WITH FRUIT
ICED TRIPLE LEMON 68
COCONUT-LIME 71
CHOCOLATE-DIPPED TOASTED COCONUT 74
CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY-PISTACHIO 77
HONEY-ANISE WITH APRICOTS 80
GOLDEN CORNMEAL WITH SULTANAS 82
FIG AND FENNEL 84
FANTASY FLAVORS
ABCD (ALMOND, BARLEY, COCONUT, AND DATE) 88
CAPPUCCINO DUNKERS 90
CARDAMOM-PECAN 92
GREEN TEA WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE GLAZE 94
SPICED AND ICED GINGER 97
HONEY WHOLE-WHEAT 100
WALNUT AND SPELT 102
THE SAVORY SIDE
CRISPY PANCETTA 106
MOUNTAIN GORGONZOLA AND WALNUT 109
ALMOND AND AGED ASIAGO 112
PEPPER JACK AND GREEN PEPPERCORN 114
SMOKY GOUDA 117
CORNMEAL WITH ROSEMARY AND PARMIGIANO 120
SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND FENNEL 122
BEYOND BISCOTTI
HAZELNUT BUTTER RINGS 126
HAZELNUT MERINGUES 129
NUTELLA SANDWICH COOKIES 132
OIL AND WINE TARALLUCCI 134
PISTACHIO AMARETTI 136
RICCIARELLI 138
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 140
SOURCES 141
INDEX 142
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