Chocolate Citrus Biscotti

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These were delicious! I didn't realize I was out of lemon, so I doubled the orange zest and they were delicious- light & crunchy. I melted my chocolate chips (Ghirardelli dark chocolate- mmmm in a tall glass in the microwave which made for easier dipping and kept the chocolate hot for a longer period of time. It is also helpful to chill the lined pan that you place them on after dipping- the chocolate sets faster. This recipe is a keeper.

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Best biscotti I have ever made or tasted! We like this recipe without any chocolate but did make the recipe with white chocolate and it was a hit at my office. Made 4 flavors in one day and this was the best. We like the crunch of the cornmeal and it goes well with coffee or tea!

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I COMPLETELY DISAGREE with the comments and...this is why. I never made biscotti before. I chose Giada because she's an Italian cook. I chose this recipe because I like cornmeal and thought-"this is a twist". I dizzled milk chocolate and white chocolate decoratively on the top and topped it off with broken candy cane pieces. I never used the cocoa.

I made these specifically for a Christmas cookie exchange at my husband's work. I took a chance that these would be something people would want for their coffee break. The risk paid off. These were the most popular and most in demand! The cornmeal adds a little crunch that is different from other recipes. Regardless of what other posts say, my husband and I have been approached in the past two years for this recipe. I did make the for the following cooking exchange the next year as well.

This is one of my favorite recipes. I like cornmeal. I make cornmeal recipes. To this post 21 people support my thumbs up to this recipe!

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Made these biscotti today--first and last time-- I think that the cornmeal spoiled this recipe--grainy -the only taste was with the citrus-- not on my best cookie list!!!

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Normally I love Giada's recipes, but this was not at all like our Italian Grandmothers delicious recipe. Grainy texture with the cornmeal. I didn't like the texture or color. Not her best recipe. Sorry Giada.

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This was just an "ok" recipe. The cornmeal was the ingredient that didn't do it for us. It was more than just an added texture. It was extra dry and grainy. We will probably not use this recipe again.

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This is the worst biscotti I have ever baked or tasted. I found them dry, hard and almost inedible. The only way these can be consumed is dunked in a hot beverage, or plan on breaking a tooth. Unfortunately, they are not very flavorful. I did not put the chocolate on them because they are to hard to eat as a cookie. The chocolate would not add to the dunking thing. Ultimately, I ground them in the blender and possibly will use them in a crumb crust.

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Delicioso!
PS biscotti does indeed LITERALLY mean twice baked...."Cotto" = baked, and "Bis" = encore, or again, ie baked again.

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Biscotti does mean twice baked. It is plural, yes, and the singular is biscotto, but it still means twice baked.

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This bicotti recipe moves up to the top of the list for all time favorites!