Cookies Italiano 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture until blended. Divide dough into walnut sized portions. Roll each piece into a rope and then shape into a loop. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm and golden at the edges.

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White Chocolate Macadamia Biscotti

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 1/3 cups white chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and amaretto. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Fold in nuts and white chocolate chips.
3. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Place each 1/4 of dough on cookie sheet and form into logs about 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
4. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until very lightly brown. Cool and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices. Arrange slices on baking sheet and continue baking 8 minutes, until golden brown.

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"La dolche vita" - The sweet life