gingerbread biscotti
It’s scientific fact that the needs the perfect dunking cookie. Last week, the hunt for this led me to assault family and friends with bold, high-stakes queries such as “would you rather dunk , or biscotti in your hot chocolate?” Don’t let it ever be said that the Smitten Kitchen shies away from the hard questions! Gingerbread was the clear winner, and while I aim to please, I couldn’t quite shake the feeling that a little snickerdoodle-style roll in cinnamon-sugar is never unwelcome in winter, and so it was.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cloves | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Nuts | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (265 grams) all-purpose flour, plus extra for flouring hands
- 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
- 2 teaspoons (4 grams) ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons (4 grams) ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- A few grinds of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/2 cup (95 grams) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 7 tablespoons (100 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups toasted, chopped nuts or white or dark chocolate chunks (optional, I kept mine plain)
- 1 large egg white
- 1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon (6 grams) ground cinnamon