Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have its cookbook showcased, please contact our features editor Barb Shaffer at 330-747-1471, ext. 1282, or email her at shaffer@vindy.com.

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Almond Cappuccino Biscotti

by Valerie Lemme

1stick butter, softened (1/2 cup)

3/4cup granulated sugar

2large eggs

1/2teaspoon almond oil

31/2tablespoons instant coffee

21/2 teaspoons baking powder

23/4cups all purpose flour

3/4cup blanched and slivered almonds

3/4cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/8cup confectioners’ sugar

Blend butter and sugar with mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and almond oil, beat well. Add instant coffee and baking powder. Add flour until dough forms, then knead until well blended. Add almonds and chocolate chips and knead until well blended. Form dough into a 13-by-4 inch slightly flattened log on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool log on baking sheet on rack for 10 minutes. Transfer on cutting board and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices with a knife. Arrange slices, cut side down, in one layer on a baking sheet. Bake in oven, turning once, until toasted for 14 minutes total. When cooled, sprinkle top of biscotti with confectioners’ sugar with a sugar shaker. Recipe yields 2 dozen. For storage, keep in an airtight container at room temperature for two weeks.

Ting-a-Lings

by Sharman Simon

6ounce package chocolate chips

6 ounce package butterscotch chips

1/2cup cashews

51/2ounces chow mein noodles

Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in saucepan on low heat. When completely melted, add cashews and chow mein noodles. Mix until coated. Drop by teaspoon full onto waxed paper and let cool. Recipe yields 3 dozen.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Proceeds from this cookie cookbook support the programs and services that help the children served by Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

HOW TO ORDER

Each book costs $20 and may be purchased by calling Akron Children’s Development Office at 330-746-9122 or emailing jstock@chmca.org.