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Spicy Double Chocolate Biscotti
(recipe source: agoodappetite.com)

These cookies are really great! I love one with a cup of coffee or this recipe makes enough to give as gifts in little cellophane bags with a cute ribbon.

3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
1 tablespoon instant espresso
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon chipotle powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (I used almonds)
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 F. In a small bowl beat the eggs & vanilla together.

In a large bowl stir the flour sugar, cocoa, espresso, baking soda, chipotle and cinnamon together. Add the egg mixture in and stir until well mixed. Mix in the nuts and the chocolate chips. The dough will be very dense & sticky.

Split the dough in two and form into flat(ish) logs about 12" long by 1 1/2" wide on a parchment-lined prepared baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes. Carefully remove the logs to a rack & let cool for 5 minutes. Turn oven heat down to 275 F. Using a serrated knife cut the logs into 1/2" slices on a 45 degree angle. Put the slices back on the baking sheet with one cut side down. Bake for 10 minutes then flip to the other cut side & bake for 10 more minutes. Cool on a rack.

Makes about 30 cookies