I was making this as a mid-morning treat for myself, but the kids gobbled up about half of it before I could finish it. The little chefs ate it straight out of the oven! I let them do it because they didn't seem to mind they were eat fruit!
From Comfort Food
Granola Biscotti
1/4 C butter, softened
3/4 C sugar
1 egg
1 egg white
1/4 t almond extract
1 1/3 C flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
3/4 C reduced fat granola (I used Kashi cinnamon granola)
2/3 C dried cranberries
1. Beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg, egg whites and almond extract. Combine dry ingredients except granola and cranberries and gradually add to butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and granola. Make sure you go through the granola so there isn't any big lumps.
2. Divide dough in half and shape each portion into 12 in x 1.5 in rectangle. Use flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands. Place each on a cookie sheet coated with pan spray.
3. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to cool on baking rack for 5-10 minutes (until slightly crispy....watch out for the little hands!).
4. Transfer to cutting board, cut with a serrated knife into 3/4 inch slices. Place the cut side down on cookie sheet and bake for another 5 minutes. Turn and bake for 5 more minutes. Remove to baking racks and cool.
As an added treat, I combined 1 C powdered sugar and 2 T of milk to drizzled some light glaze over them after they cooled.
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