Chocolate Anise Cookies

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These cookies are so good you'll be so proud to serve them. I just made a 2nd double batch, this time one with and one without the chocolate chips so my daughter who doesn't eat chocolate could enjoy them as well. Everyone that tasted these love them. Giada - once again you've provided us with a recipe to keep and enjoy.

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This is a great recipe that I've made several times. You can be creative with flavors and add-ins (like Holiday Biscotti. I have since gone gluten free, so I decided to substitute Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour in equal proportion with the suggested amount of xanthan gum and the results were fantastic. Most people wouldn't guess they're gluten free. The texture was soft and dry, not cakey, crumbly or hard. I've also had good results with a cake recipe substituting this GF flour. If you need to cook gluten free, don't be afraid to try standard cookie and cake recipes using an all-purpose GF flour.

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I needed to find a special cookie recipe to give thanks to important people in my life and this was the perfect recipe. I have NEVER cooked Biscotti's in my life and they turned out perfect. And I need to cook more cause the Most Important people in my life loved them too!
I read some of the reviews and I just have to say that this is an easy recipe to follow because it was written well. All you have to do is follow the directions and not rush through it, because it's obvious the bad reviews were written by
people who didn't follow the directions.

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My husband, children and friends love these!

After this episode aired my children and I immediately whipped up a batch of and had the best time. Making these has become one of the 'special things' we do together. We substitute three chopped semi-sweet baking squares (the highest cocoa content we can get our hands on for the chocolate chips. Wonderful!

Thank you Giada!

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This recipe of Giada's is the same basic recipe as her Chocolate Anise Cookies. They only differ in the "add in" ingredients. The dough is a simple base for anything your heart desires!! This is my first time making Biscotti and I wanted to try them before I wasted so much time and money on them. I divided the recipe in two and made half with the Chocolate Anise and half with the Holiday Biscotti! Two loaves, two different flavors, TWO BIG HITS!!! Will make again!! They were perfect!

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the instructions need to be reviewed and the recipe turns out cookies with a dry, cakey texture that isn't very good.

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This was a quick and easy recipe to make. My only problem was the dough was so sticky, it was hard to work with right out of the bowl. It's easier when you chill it for 10-15 minutes.

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I have never made biscotti before, but I saw Giada prepare these while watching "Everyday Italian" on a Jet Blue flight yesterday and decided I had to try them. They were easy to prepare, and the result was absolutely delicious. I am allergic to almonds, and most commercially-prepared biscotti have almonds in them, so I was very happy to see that they were flavored with anise and chocolate. The combination is wonderful. Great recipe! I will make them again and again....!

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I loved this recipe! I've made biscotti in the past and every recipe I've tried ends up with crumbly, dried out cookies. This one is a winner and I will refer back to it over and over. I left out the anise (sorry! because i didn't have any on hand. I used dark chocolate chips. I also used a sugar replacement (Splenda because my husband is diabetic, and it did not affect the recipe on bit. The dough still held together perfectly. I would like to try this when I have some anise. I also like dried cranberries in biscotti, so I'll add that sometime.
This is a wonderful standby to keep in my recipe book.

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Love this recipe. It has less butter, sugar and eggs than others. I like the anise seed instead of the extract. Doesn't overpower the chocolate, a nice complement to the flavor. Hand mixer wasn't up to the task of the final flour addition, but the final ingredients mixed easily enough with my hands. If you're looking for a simple and delicious biscotti recipe, this is it!