Coffee Time Cookies: 20 Biscotti Recipes

Think biscotti are something you only eat a) during the holidays or b) if you’re in a coffee shop and they’re sold out of your favorite muffin? Not so, dear friends. If we didn’t already prove how awesome they are with these recipes for fig and walnut biscotti or candy cane biscotti, then check out the rest of the best in biscotti recipes.

1. Chocolate Orange Biscotti: Possibly our favorite combination when it comes to all things sweet, these crunchy biscotti combine orange zest and melted chocolate. Dip ‘em in coffee and call it breakfast. We won’t tell anyone. (via Shugary Sweets)

2. Gingerbread Biscotti: When your sweet treats sparkle, you know they’re going to be good. These biscotti are made with fresh crushed ginger, cinnamon and molasses and then dipped in vanilla candy and sprinkled with sugar. (via Shugary Sweets)

3. Lemon Almond Biscotti: Coffee just made a new best friend, and her name is Lemon Almond Biscotti. Nutty, crunchy and oh-so lemony, you’ll never be able to drink a cup of joe on its own again. (via Thistlewood Farms)

4. Key Lime and White Chocolate Biscotti: Like all good pairings, this one came about by pure chance. If you love the flavors of Key lime but don’t want to eat a whole cake (we’ve all been there), these little cookies are for you. (via Made by Girl)

5. Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti: If we told you that these biscotti taste just like Nutella, would you believe us? Because they totally do. And they’re dipped in melted chocolate, you guys. (via Erica’s Sweet Tooth)

6. Lemon Poppy Seed Biscotti: If you want biscotti that look and taste exactly like those from your favorite little cafe, these are the ones to go for. Light and delicate, we wouldn’t blame you if you ate them three at a time. (via The First Year)

7. Double Chocolate Biscotti Cookies: Twice the chocolate is always a good thing. These biscotti combine dried cranberries with milk and white chocolate chips for total indulgence. (via Chew Out Loud)

8. Orange Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti: We don’t know what it is about cranberries but they seem to work with biscotti so well. These cookies are perfect for the holidays, but really you can enjoy them any time of the year. (via Cooking Melangery)

9. Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti: If you’re anything like us, your over-zealous holiday decorating left you with a few candy canes lying around the house. These biscotti are the perfect use for them, plus they look and taste like heaven. (via She Wears Many Hats)

10. Pumpkin Pie Biscotti: Enjoy the taste of pumpkin year-round. These spiced little biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to your morning coffee. Or your evening coffee. Or your midday coffee. In fact, forget the coffee. Just eat these. (via Sweet Pea’s Kitchen)

11. Chocolate Dipped Chicory Coffee Biscotti: Conjuring up sweet memories of gumbo and jazz, these biscotti transport you to New Orleans with their taste of chicory coffee. And like all great things in life, they’re dipped in chocolate. (via Hungry and Confused)

12. Eggnog Biscotti: Alcoholic biscotti with a sweet rum glaze? Uh, yes please. Make these as gifts, or just eat them all yourself. It may not be the season to be jolly, but jolly is definitely how you’ll feel after these bad boys come out of the oven. (via Home Cooking Memories)

13. Double Chocolate Biscotti With Sea Salt: Let’s get on trend for a minute and salt our chocolate, shall we? These biscotti are made with cocoa powder, dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with salt, for a wonderfully salty and sweet delight. (via Blogging Over Thyme)

14. Hot Chocolate Biscotti: Oh yes, we went there. Delicious cookies made with hot chocolate mix, dipped in melted chocolate and then rolled in marshmallows. It’s what dreams are made of, people. (via Home Cooking Memories)

15. Gingerbread Biscotti: Gingerbread, it’s so nice we included it twice. Spiced, crispy biscotti is topped with a sticky, sweet molasses syrup icing. Are we the only ones drooling right now? (via Created By Diane)

16. White Chocolate Cranberry Biscotti: If it’s got fruit in it, it counts as a healthy breakfast, right? We hope so, because this combination of pistachios, cranberries and white chocolate will be gone by mid-morning. (via Eat It and Like It)

17. Cookie Butter Biscotti: These biscotti incorporate one of our favorite food groups — cookie butter. Although we’re only partially joking, this recipe definitely excites us with its combination of cookie butter and white chocolate chips. (via Wine and Glue)

18. Coconut Biscotti: Anything containing coconut immediately transports us to a tropical beach, and these cookies are no exception. Perfectly dunk-able (that’s totally a word), they are like little mouthfuls of summer. (via Jen’s Favorite Cookies)

19. Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Biscotti: Studded with both chocolate and butterscotch chips, these biscotti may be the prettiest in all the land. And they sound damn tasty, too. It’s a win-win situation. (via Savory Simple)

20. Almond Joy Biscotti: Your favorite candy bar in biscotti form… does it get any better than this? Made with shredded coconut, chocolate chips and almonds, these biscotti are way more than just dunking fodder. (via Food is a Good Thing)

Are you a fan of these crunchy Italian-style cookies? Do you dunk in your coffee or eat them as they are? We want to know in the comments below!

I truly feel like I’ve been living under a rock when it comes to what’s good at Whole Foods. Turns out, they’ve been hiding some really impressive deals on groceries in the shadows, but I’m here to shed some light on ‘em. Whole Foods offers savings every week, and I’m fully convinced that my local Whole Foods will be seeing a whole lot more of me from now on.

Scroll on for details on Whole Foods’ top deals to shop starting today!

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1. BOGO 50% off packaged soups (Tuesdays)

Tuesdays and Fridays are the main days of the week that Whole Foods offers savings on their groceries. The first amazing deal for Tuesdays is BOGO 50% off packaged soups – perfect for this time of year!

They’ve got every kind of flavor from minestrone and chicken noodle to Italian wedding and broccoli cheddar. Their packaged soups average out at about $9 per 24-ounce tub, so saving 50% on one when you buy one is pretty good, especially for meal prep purposes.

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2. $2 off classic and organic rotisserie chickens (Tuesdays)

You can take $2 off two kinds of Whole Foods’ rotisserie chickens every Tuesday. Their classic rotisserie chicken goes for $9 while the organic version sells for $13. I love using rotisserie chicken for soups, sandwiches, wraps, and pastas, so getting a whole chicken to use for recipes all week long for just $7 is so nice!

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3. $8 large cheese pizzas (Friday)

Sometimes you just do not feel like cooking on a Friday evening after work – that’s where this Whole Foods savings hack comes in! Every Friday, you can get a large cheese pizza for $8. While there’s nothing wrong with a plain cheese pizza (nostalgia galore!), I’d take advantage of this deal then bulk up my slices with various toppings like peppers, pepperoni, and olives.

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4. 12 for $12 wild caught oysters (Friday)

Ooh, fancy! Every Friday, Whole Foods’ wild caught oysters go for $1 a pop. Buy a dozen for just $12, and you’re golden. This deal would be perfect for a bougie at-home date night.

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5. BOGO 50% off packaged sushi rolls (Friday)

This is another great date night pick! Buy one packaged sushi roll, and get another 50% off on Fridays only. From rainbow rolls to California rolls, this Whole Foods savings hack has my cravings going crazy.

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6. $10 family-sized tiramisu (Friday)

Got a hankering for a sweet treat? Don’t fret – you can shop a whole family-sized serving of tiramisu at Whole Foods for just $10 every Friday.

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7. $12 bottles of prosecco (Friday)

The death of the work week and start of the weekend is obviously a cause for celebration, and Whole Foods has you covered with $12 bottles of Presto prosecco every Friday. Cheers!

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As much as I love celebrity couples, I love celebrity sibling relationships even more. And Elle and Dakota Fanning are two sisters I've grown up watching since I first saw Dreamer in 2005. Considering Elle Fanning is only five months older than me, and I have a sister of my own, this is one relationship that feels particularly familiar. And while Elle has also watched Dakota Fanning act since we were kids, Dakota just revealed seeing Elle onscreen is just as special for her.

Here's why Dakota & Elle Fanning get emotional seeing each other onscreen.

Elle remembers "sobbing" during one particularly emotional Dakota Fanning movie.

“When Elle’s in anything, it makes me feel it deeper,” Dakota Fanning said at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit on December 3. “She never can fully disappear into a character totally for me as her sister. She obviously does an amazing job, but I’m always gonna see my little sister a little bit.”

And Elle is just as touched by Dakota's roles, and remembers "uncontrollably sobbing" after seeing Now Is Good, a movie where Dakota's character was dying of cancer. “Because it was my sister, I had a real traumatic reaction after that premiere and the screening,” Elle says. “Obviously the acting, but it was something felt on a deeper level.”

“I’m doing this job, I’m an actor because my sister started before me and I watched her,” Elle continues. “I wanted to do exactly what my big sister wanted to do.”

And their movies have also made an impact on everyone who watches them.

When Brit + Co caught up with Dakota Fanning at the world premiere of The Watchers, I had to ask about one of her most iconic movies: Uptown Girls. "I love it," she says of TikTok memes and edits giving the movie new life. "It's nostalgic for people who are kind of around my age, who grew up watching that movie, I think it's like a comfort movie for people. And so I love that people are still revisiting it and loving it. And maybe now that everyone's older [they're] understanding different things about it."

Dakota starred opposite Brittany Murphy, who also had roles in movies like Clueless, 8 Mile, and Girl, Interrupted. Brittany passed away in 2009 when Dakota was 15. "I loved Brittany so much and I still miss her," she says. "So anytime that she has, you know, a moment where people think about her is also nice."

You can see Elle Fanning in A Complete Unknown, in theaters December 25, and you can also stream Dakota Fanning's new show The Perfect Couple on Netflix now.

Heaping plates of Christmas cookies are synonymous with the holidays. It seems that nearly every country around the globe has their own variation on the holiday classic. In fact, some of these regions have been making their version of Christmas cookies for literal hundreds of years.

If you’re looking for a way to reconnect with your heritage, or maybe just want a little baking inspiration, check out our picks for the yummiest Christmas cookies from around the world.

The Noshery

Mantecaditos con Guayaba

These may look like ordinary thumbprint cookies, but these almond shortbreads from Puerto Rico are filled with a special guava marmalade. (via The Noshery)

Broma Bakery

Meringues

French meringues are a classic crumbly egg white cookie with a chewy interior. These get an extra European twist with the addition of Nutella. (via Broma Bakery)

Pretty. Simple. Sweet.

Alfajores

Deeply flavored dulce de leche, a caramel made from whole milk commonly found in Spain and many Latin American countries, is the key ingredient in these super pretty sandwiched Christmas cookies. (via Pretty. Simple. Sweet.)

Fancy Peasant

Melomakarona

These Christmas cookies that hail from Greece get their sweetness from a generous soaking of fresh honey! (via Fancy Peasant)

Very Eatalian

Baci di Dama

The name of this Italian treat translates to “lady’s kisses” — how adorable is that? These bite-sized cuties are made with ground hazelnuts and filled with a dollop of dark chocolate. (via Very Eatalian)

Cooking Classy

Linzer Cookies

These Austrian Christmas cookies are typically made with raspberry jam, but feel free to get crazy with a filling of your choice. Plus, the gorgeous windowpane look will make them a prize takeaway at your next cookie exchange. (via Cooking Classy)

Olivia’s Cuisine

Basler Brunsli

If you’re hanging out in Switzerland around Christmas time, you’ll definitely see these chocolate treats around. They’re often described as Swiss brownies due to their deliciously chewy texture. Perfect with a cup of eggnog or coffee! (via Olivia’s Cuisine)

Cilantro Parsley

Buñuelos

These tender miniature fritters from Mexico are a mix between a donut and cookie. Whatever you want to call them, they’re delicious. (via Cilantro Parsley)

Chef Lindsey Farr

Apricot Kolachys

The Hungarians definitely know what’s up when tart apricot jam gets wrapped in a blanket of flaky pastry. They’re a bright spot on a cold Christmas day. (via Chef Lindsey Farr)

Life, Love and Sugar

Cutout Sugar Cookies

In the United States, a plate of these festively decorated sugar cookies is just what Santa ordered. (via Life, Love and Sugar)

Saveur

Polvorones

You’ll find these simple pecan shortbread cookies all over Mexico around this time of year. The coating of powdered sugar and canela, a type of Mexican cinnamon, really bring the flavor to the next level. (via Saveur)

A Healthy Life for Me

Pignoli

These Italian Christmas cookies are made of a chewy almond base and topped with pine nuts. (via A Healthy Life for Me)

Fancy Peasant

Kourabiedes

These Greek Christmas cookies feature a buttery biscuit topped with mass amounts of powdered sugar. (via Fancy Peasant)

Does your family have a traditional cookie recipe for the holidays? Tag us @BritandBo in your Instagram photos and let us know!

This post has been updated with additional reporting by Meredith Holser.

Lead image via Pretty. Simple. Sweet.