Lemon Macadamia Biscotti

My roommate made me lemon macadamia nut cupcakes for my birthday last year and I fell in love with them! I also love biscotti, so I found a recipe that combined the best of both worlds.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 30
• Yields: 30 biscotti

Ingredients

• 2  cups unbleached flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter, unsalted
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons lemon zest
• 4  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups  macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla.
4. Add eggs one at a time and mix until combined.
5. Add lemon juice and mix until combined.
6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Fold in macadamia nuts.
7. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and divide into two. Shape each ball of dough into a log.
8. Place the logs on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake for 25 minutes, or until lightly brown.
10. Let cool 5 minutes.
11. With a serrated knife, slice diagonally into 1/2"-thick pieces.
12. Return the biscotti to your parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake 8 minutes.
13. Turn biscotti and bake an additional 8 minutes.
14. Remove from oven and cool before storing in an airtight container.