Blueberry Lemon Biscotti

This Blueberry Lemon Biscotti is incredibly delicious! Twice baked to crunchy perfection and loaded with dried blueberries and lots of tangy lemon flavor!

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Cooling Time20

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: cookie, dried blueberries, lemon

Servings: biscotti

Calories: 120kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus two tablespoons if needed
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 heaping tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup dried blueberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together your flour, baking powder and salt.
In a small bowl, add your lemon zest to your granulated sugar and use your fingers or a fork to mash the two together.
In a large bowl, cream your butter and lemon sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, then add your tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice and vanilla extract and continue to mix until well combined.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, adding the extra two tablespoons of flour if your dough appears to be too sticky. I added the extra two tablespoons. Gently add the dried blueberries. Form the dough into a large ball and then divide the dough into two equal portions.
Lightly flour a work surface and form each dough portion into logs about 8-10 inches long by 2 inches wide. Pat the top of your logs gently with a spatula to flatten them to about 3 inches wide.
The last step is to place the logs on your prepared sheet about 4 inches apart because they'll spread. Bake for 30 minutes until the tops are golden and slightly crackly on top. Let the logs cool for about 20 minutes before using a serrated knife to cut the logs into roughly 1/2-inch slices. Place slices back on your baking sheet and continue to bake for 20 minutes, flipping the slices halfway through. The biscotti at this point will be a darker golden color. Remove from the oven and let cool on wire rack.

Notes

You can purchase dried blueberries at most local food stores. If you'd like to purchase a large bag then head to your local Costco. Mine carries the large bag. If yours doesn't you can order from Costco.com.

I use the backside of a spatula to flatten the tops of my biscotti loaves before baking.

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