Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
6 T unsalted butter softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup walnuts or pecans chopped
1/4 cup dried cherries
1 T confectioners sugar
Preparation
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl: set aside. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs - one at a time. Stir in flour mixture to form a stiff dough. Stir in nuts and cherries.
Form dough into two slightly flattened logs each 12 inches long and 2-3 inches wide., on a buttered floured large baking sheet. Sprinkle logs with confectioners sugar. Bake until slightly firm to the touch about 35 minutes. Cool logs on baking sheet for 5 minutes.
Cut logs diagonally into 3/4 inch slices on a cutting board. Arrange biscotti cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake until crisp about 19 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
