CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

I LOVE a good piece of biscotti with my hot chocolate and this one is easy and delicious.

INGREDIENTS:
1 packages (18.25 ounces) plain devil's food cake mix
8 Tbl (1 stick) utter, melted
2 eggs
1 C flour
...1/2 C chopped almonds (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Blend cake mix, melted butter, eggs, flour, and nuts in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until blended (3 to 4 minutes).
3. The dough should come together in a ball. Transfer it to a prepared (sprayed) baking sheet and shape the dough into a rectangle about 14 inchles long by 4 inches wide by 1/2 inch thick.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, when the biscotti feels firm when lightly pressed with your finger.
5. Remove the biscotti from the oven and let cool 10 minutes.
4. Using a sharp serrated bread knife, slice the rectangle on a diagonal into 1 inch thick slices and lay them on their sides.
5. Bake the slices an additional 10 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the biscotti remain in the oven until crisp (30 to 40 minutes more).
6. Remove biscotti and let it cool.
7. Store in an airtight container.

I like to drizzle the biscotti with white chocolate and give it to my kids' teachers as a pick me up during the winter months!