Spumoni Biscotti Recipe

Spumoni Biscotti is a delicious Italian cookie that tastes just like the popular Italian Spumoni ice cream, all inside these Italian cookies.

The cookies are loaded with the same classic flavors of pistachio, cherry, chocolate, and almond extract.

These just shout holiday because they are vibrant in the colors of Christmas and perfect for gift-giving.

They are the perfect addition to any holiday tray, adding beautiful color that certainly creates a festive Christmas look.

For a professional store-bought appearance, the ends can be dipped in colorful tinted white chocolate or a deep dark chocolate,e then rolled in crushed nuts for perfect biscotti.

If you love biscotti, do try our other favorites like Cranberry Orange and Pistachio Almond Biscotti recipe

Scroll down to get this easy homemade scratch cookie recipe and it's printable!

Spumoni Italian Flavor

What is Spumoni in flavor? The flavors consist of pistachio, almond extract, cherry, and chocolate or vanilla.


The best part about biscotti is how versatile they are, and the additions are endless.


The cookies are great dipped in chocolate, and even with the addition of chocolate chips, it just depends on what you prefer.

Ingredients You Will Need For Spumoni Biscotti Recipe

• butter
• sugar
• flour
• red and green cherries
• pistachio nuts
• almond extract
• eggs
• egg yolks
• egg whites
• orange peel

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Other Additions for the Batter of Spumoni Biscotti Recipe

1. mini chocolate chips
2. white chocolate chips
3. other kinds of nuts
4. dried cranberries
5. holiday-colored sprinkles
6. food coloring to tint the dough red or green in color, or the melted white chocolate to dip the ends into

Easy Holiday Cookie

We just love biscotti, Grandma always made Anisette flavored biscotti or Orange Marmalade two other family favorites.


These cookies have been a favorite flavor and they are perfect with a cup of espresso.


If you love biscotti, this will be a great addition to your recipe collection.

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Yield: 30

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Spumoni Biscotti

This is a delicious almond, cherry cookie loaded with pistachios. These taste like the famous Italian Spumoni ice cream. The cookies look festive around the holiday season with the perfect colors in a fabulous favorite biscotti.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon orange peel
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup maraschino red cherries
• 1/2 cup maraschino green cherries
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup toasted coarsely chopped pistachio nuts, pine nuts, or almonds, save some whole ones for the tops.
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Topping:
• 1 egg white beaten with 1 tablespoon water and a little flavoring used above
• more sugar
• Optional additions: miniature chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, any kinds of nuts, colorful sprinkles, tinted sliced almonds, dried cranberries, food coloring to tint the dough pink or green, or make tinted white chocolate for dipping the ends with

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. In an electric mixer bowl, add butter, 1 cup sugar, and baking powder.
4. Beat in eggs, egg yolk, and orange, cherries, nuts, and flavoring (add food coloring if using).
5. Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
6. Spread out each loaf on the parchment paper-lined cookie sheet (they will smooth out as they cook) shaped as logs.
7. Bake around 10 minutes or till the top looks set and not sticky, take out and lightly but quickly brush with egg white and a little sprinkle of sugar.
8. Return to oven.
9. Continue to bake at 375 degrees until browned on top, about 20 minutes. (This keeps the sugar shiny.)
10. Let cool on the cookie sheet until completely cool.
11. Cut into 1-inch slices or thinner if you like.
12. Place slices onto cookie sheets and toast at 325 degrees, flipping to brown on each side.
13. When cool, you can dip the ends in dark chocolate, melted or pink or green-tinted white chocolate, melted for a festive look, and roll in more chopped pistachios or other nuts.

Notes

Other Additions

1. mini chocolate chips
2. white chocolate chips
3. other kinds of nuts
4. dried cranberries
5. holiday-colored sprinkles
6. food coloring to tint the dough red or green in color, or the melted white chocolate to dip the ends into

Nutrition Facts

Calories

178

Fat (grams)

9 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

4 g

Carbs (grams)

23 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

22 g

Sugar (grams)

12 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Sodium (milligrams)

91 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

34 mg

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Festive Recipe Ideas

I love making festive cookies and cakes like our favorite Italian Rainbow Cookies, Edible Christmas Tree Cake Toppers and of course our Rudolph peanut butter cookies, the kids just love those holiday projects!

Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2012. It was edited and re-published in 2020.