Adapted from: La Cucina Italiana Magazine
Ingredients:
11 tablespoons sweet butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup dried cranberries
1 ¾ cups plus 3 tablespoons sifted flour
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Special equipment: Parchment paper
In a large bowl combine butter, vanilla, egg, raisins and cranberries and stir. Sift in flour and using clean hands mix until just combined.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in middle. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Put sesame seeds on a small plate.
On a floured surface, roll dough out into a long log. Using a serrated knife cut into little discs and roll edges in sesame seeds to coat and place on baking sheets.
Bake about 25 minutes or until golden. Transfer cookies, still on parchment, to wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to your delight!
These cookies are simple and delicious and so pleasing with a cup of tea or coffee.
I hope you will like them as much as I did!
Enjoy with Spring Love,
Catherine
xo
Fred Rickerson says
Those look delicious! I'll definitely be trying this recipe, thanks for posting!
Don E. Chute says
Ohhhh My Grandma Balestri made her own Biscotti, but not with raisins & Cranberries.
Yours looks wonderful as usual.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Magic of Spice says
Lovely biscotti!
5 Star Foodie says
These biscotti sound wonderful, I really like the sesame seeds addition.
David says
Catherine, These biscotti look terrific! Add a nice cup of coffee and I'm set... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
elle marie says
I'm a huge biscotti fan, and cranberry, I can buy them from Costco here in Tokyo, but I would love to make them fresh, are they quite easy to find in the U.S., the fresh cranberries?
aipi says
Love biscotti and yet never think to make them! Your photos are beautiful, thanks for the reminder.
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The Mom Chef says
They look fantastic. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I've never seen sesame seeds on biscotti before.
shabs says
Hey Catherine , hope you and Tammy had a wonderful easter , and the biscotti looks great but what is sweet butter ?
Chris's Gourmet Fashion says
Hi Catherine, I hope you had a wonderful Easter. These biscotti look delicious. I think those cranberries add that extra special touch.