Chocolate Coated Pistachio Biscotti With Pistachio Dust!

Chocolate Coated Pistachio Biscotti With Pistachio Dust! These are my all time favourite biscotti to bake with, they are easy and last long. Make a big batch of them and store in a airtight container and your evening snacks problem is solved. Its home made, healthy and yummy snack to have anytime of the day.

Ingredient's.

2 cups of plain flour

2 large eggs

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla essence

3/4 cup Pistachio.

For Decorating.

1/2 cup melted dark chocolate

1/4 cup pistachio (grind into a course powder).

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven 180c for 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl add flour and baking powder and mix them nicely. roughly chop the pistachio and mix it with flour and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar beat until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla essence and beat for another 2 to 3 minutes

Then mix in the dry ingredients and beat until the dry ingredients are well mixed.

On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a log about 14 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Transfer to baking tray and bake for 35-40 mins.

Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.

Then cut into slices 1/2 inch thick diagonally and arrange evenly on baking tray. Bake for 10 mins on each side (until they are firm). Remove from oven and cool.

Once they are well cooled. dip the biscotti into a melted chocolate and sprinkle the pistachio dust on top and allow them to dry for 20 to 30 minutes. 

Store them into airtight container.

Butter Cookies (Celebrating My 100 Posts)

Finally 100 posts since I began the blog. I’ve been amazed at what all has happened since then, so many of you have read and comment on my recipes... Thanks alot for supporting me to complete my 100 recipes. Now i can proudly say to any one that even i know to cook. Still my parents don't believe that i cook delicious food. Though i love to cook but i use to never enter in kitchen, after marriage when i and my hubby went on business trip for 6 months to Seoul , there i was not having much to do on weekdays except reading books that also hardly i use to read..... One day i was just reading a food blog and thought why not do blogging , then i spoke to my hubby even he said good you should start blogging. From there i started my journey of cooking again...... Now i can't resist my self for cooking. Cooking is really a fun specially when everybody eats and appreciate that time i feel very very happy:-)

To celebrate my 100 post, first time i baked butter cookies last night. And they came out very well and they taste delicious...

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 pinch of baking powder and 1 pinch of baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, mix it well then stir into the sugar mixture.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Then make a small small cookies and place it on the cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden at the edges. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.