Avô's Biscoitos (Portuguese Biscotti/Cookies)

Submitted by frozen_rain

"This is the Portuguese version of a dunking cookie. They are delicious, buttery cookies. Originally from Sao Miguel in the Azores, my Avô (Grandpa) on my father's side was a baker for many years in Montreal. This was his recipe."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 45-55 cookies
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Cream together butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture.
4. Do not undercream or overcream. (Undercreamed butter/sugar looks yellow and dense. Overcreamed butter/sugar looks white and greasy.).
5. Add eggs, mixing until blended.
6. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder.
7. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, stirring until combined.
8. If dough seems dry or flakey, knead slightly.
9. Scoop up ping-pong ball sized dollops of dough.
10. Roll between your hands to form a 5-inch long "snake", even throughout the length.
11. (if dough is too sticky to handle at this point, you will need to add a small amount of flour to the dough to make it workable).
12. Brings ends of the "snake" together, slightly folding one end over the other, to form a donut-shape with a small hole in the middle.
13. Place cookies 1-2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
14. Bake 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
15. Let rest on baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring to rack to cool.
16. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Harley R.]

My family loves them!!! At all the holidays that is the only cookie, they ask for. I love making them but you do need a lot of energy to make them, only because I roll them like snakes. I would only suggest to cook them a little more. My timing varies between 18-24 minutes and it makes all the difference they are soft yet have a little surprise.

 

[Katherine F.]

I haven't tried them yet, however I would like to add coconut to the recipe. I just bought a bag of biscoitos-coconut at the farmers marker and they are wonderful. Any ideas please? Thanks, katherine

 

[icedancersteph]

Not bad, perfect when dipping in hot beverages like coffee. I halved the ingredients, 2 extra large eggs, can't imagine wanting more than that..it yielded about 2 dozen biscuits. The flavor is a tad dull, I would've added vanilla or peppermint to spice it up.

 

[mrsrego2003]

These are very good - buttery and crisp. For my own personal taste, I would use less sugar and less butter next time. That's how my Mom and Aunt make them (more dense and biscuit like than cookie like)!

 

[bluecat75]

I used this recipe to make these for school and the cookies turned out great! Can't wait to try them and possibly may be making these again!