Effortless Chocolate Walnut Biscotti

Having friends over for tea or coffee, and you don't have a clue of what to serve?

I'll tell you, Biscotti!

These traditional italian cookies are easy, tasty, and most important CHEAP!! And what's more, you can add to the dough whatever you want, dried apricots, pistachios, hazelnuts, cranberries, white chocolate chips...ANYTHING!

They are absolutely perfect to have with anything, with a warm drink in these cold autumn days, or a delicious ice-cream in a hot summer day.

Remember if you want to give a great impression in a dinner or at home, without having to spend hours and hours in the kitchen baking, these are great!!

Ingredients:
85 grs softened butter
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cups cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup walnuts (or any other ingredient you want)

1. Preheat the oven at 180ºC.
2. In a medium bowl whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In a bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until it's well combined. Add the flour mixture and stir to form a stiff dough. Finally add the nuts.
3. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet (with butter and flour if necessary) and form into a log flattened (careful this can be a little messy!). Bake for 25-28 minutes.
4. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes and cut into pieces. Once done, re-bake for 8 minutes (that's why they are called biscotti, because it's twice baked!).

Et voilà! Enjoy!