Chocolate Biscotti 2.0

2/7/2025

It has recently come to my attention that I may be the only person who names her appliances.🤣 In my defense, I have multiple ovens, refrigerators and freezers and it's actually really helpful to assign each a name so that my family knows which one I am referring to when I send them to retrieve or bake something. Feel free to use this pro tip and name your appliances too. I'd be honored to hear that "Amy" is doing your baking.😂

My commercial refrigerator, commonly referred to as Max, was the first appliance in my house to have the honor of being named. Then when I found and brought home his perfect companion - the matching freezer - I named her Maxine. Max and Maxine were the focal point of our basement so it was with great distress that I had to break up this dynamic duo that has kept all of your food fresh and cold for years.

Maxine hung on for as long as she could and I'm exceptionally grateful that she didn't completely quit working during the holidays when I had all 42 cubit feet of her packed to capacity.😬 I relied on her to store desserts, cookies, casseroles, pastas, sauces and soups and I honestly don't know what I would have done if she had quit on me before Christmas.

This is my long and overly dramatic way of saying that I had to replace Maxine.😅 I ended up replacing her with not one but 2 brand new freezers.

I have yet to decide on names for the newest additions to my appliance collection so feel free to send me your suggestions.

Now it's time to stock up these brand new freezers with some fresh biscotti.

Chocolate Biscotti 2.0
2 cups flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1¾ cups brown sugar
⅓ cup granulated sugar
4 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon espresso powder
3 large eggs
1 cup mini chocolate chips