Pecan Butterscotch Biscotti

This Sunday is Mother's Day so in honor of the upcoming holiday - I'm sharing one of my mom's favorite things - biscotti.   I credit my mom for giving me my love of baking.  I started off standing on a chair pulled up to the kitchen counter watching and "helping" my mom with whatever scrumptious concoction she was making.  When I finally got tall enough to reach the counter without the chair - my mom gave me full access to her kitchen.  She was a brave soul.😅 I was famous for making a gigantic mess. 😬  Sorry mom.  

Thankfully, I've come a long way since those first days in the kitchen.  I can still make a pretty big mess but I'm fully capable of cleaning up my own disasters now.😅   I'm so thankful that despite the chaos that I created - she continued to encourage me to keep experimenting in the kitchen.  

I think I was born with a sweet tooth because I've always preferred baking to cooking a savory meal - something else I may have inherited from my mom.  When I was little, my mom was convinced that I'd exist on cookies, pies, cupcakes and brownies as an adult.  I still prefer baking most days but don't worry mom, I CAN cook nutritious meals too. 🤣

My mom is still by biggest biscotti baking advocate.  This batch I made to give to her for Mother's Day.  The butterscotch chips adds so just the right amount of buttery sweetness to this crispy and crunchy, nut filled cookie.  

Pecan Butterscotch Biscotti
6 Tablespoons butter, salted 
⅔ cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1½ teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
½ cup chopped pecans
6 ounces butterscotch chips

Beat butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and baking powder until fluffy.

Beat in eggs. 

Slowly add flour.  

Add butterscotch chips and pecans. 

Divide dough in half and shape into 2 logs.  Place on silpat lined baking sheet.

Shape into loaves into 1/2" slices.  Place on silpat lined baking sheets. 

Bake 25 minutes at 350.  

Slice into 1/2" slices.  Arrange back on baking sheets.  

Bake 12 minutes.  Flip.  Bake another 12 minutes.  

Happy Mother's Day mom! 

Ciao!

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