CRANBERRY-PISTACHIO BISCOTTI

Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti image

Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Pudding mix and cookie mix are the secrets to an easy twice-baked Italian classic cookie.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h30m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1 box (4-serving size) pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix
1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 eggs
1/2 cup dry-roasted salted pistachio nuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, pudding mix and flour. Stir in melted butter and eggs until soft dough forms. Stir in pistachios and cranberries. Divide dough in half. On each of 2 ungreased cookie sheets, shape half of dough into 15x2-inch log.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F. Place logs on cutting board. Cut crosswise into 3/4-inch slices. Place slices cut sides down on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 40 minutes, turning once. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 10 minutes. With small, fine strainer, lightly sprinkle powdered sugar over tops of cookies. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 90 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 1/2 g