Ingredients

2 1/2 tablespoons of margarine

3/4 cup of sugar

lemon zest

1 tablespoon of vanilla

a pinch of cinnamon

2 1/4 cups of flour

2 eggs

2 teaspoons baking powder

a pinch of salt

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar until the sugar is mostly blended with the butter.
  3. Next add in the eggs one at a time, the mixture should look more like cake batter. Then add vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate bowl mix together, the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and lemon zest.
  5. Add the dry mixture to the better a little at a time. the batter should start to get really sticky and thick.
  6. Take a baking sheet and cover it with butter, and then place flour over top. spread it around like glitter in kindergarten art class then turn it upside-down and shake off the extra flour.
  7. Put flour on your hands so you can handle the dough(even then it will still be a little sticky)and place it on the baking sheet in a log like formation.
  8. Bake about 30 minutes, or until the biscotti is cracked and golden brown. it will be cracked before its golden brown, so wait for the golden brown part the most.
  9. Once out and cooled, cut them into 1/2 inch slices, and eat them with java chip ice cream.