Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti
1 cup sugar
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons anise-flavored liqueur
1½ tablespoons sour mash whiskey
2 tablespoons anise seed
3 large eggs
1 cup chopped almonds
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
l½ teaspoons baking powder
1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Add the liqueur, whiskey, and anise seed. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the nuts. Sift the dry ingredients together. Gently stir in the dry ingredients until well incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for about 3 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter 2 cookie sheets. Shape the dough on cookie sheets into 3 loaves well spaced apart. Each loaf shoul
