Biscotti in Cookies

What is something sweet that pairs well with coffee?

If you’re looking for a sweet treat to enjoy alongside your cup of coffee, consider the flavors and textures that pair well with the bitterness of coffee. Pastries like coffee cake, croissants, and even chocolate cake can bring out the flavors in a cup of coffee. Baked sweets like biscotti, scones, or cookies go well with coffee and can hold up to both the taste and consistency of coffee if you want to enjoy your treat dipped in your coffee.

Is biscotti a type of a cookie?

Biscotti is technically a biscuit, but depending on where you’re from, biscotti may be referred to as a cookie. Biscotti is an Italian almond biscuit, but in the US, this type of baked good is considered a cookie rather than a biscuit. Biscotti is different from traditional cookies in both preparation methods and ingredients. Biscotti is baked twice and sliced long ways in finger shapes. You don’t typically use a fat like oil or butter when making biscotti as you do when baking cookies, so the texture is much drier and crunchier.

How do you eat biscotti?

Biscotti is an Italian dessert that is similar to a cookie, but much drier and denser and intended to be dipped into a beverage before eating. Biscotti is best enjoyed alongside a cup of coffee, hot chocolate, or tea or a glass of wine or milk depending on the flavor profile of the biscotti and type.