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Ingredients
- Ingredients: Makes about 2 dozen biscotti
- All purpose flour - 2cups
- Unsalted Butter - 6tbsp, softened
- Sugar - ⅔cup
- Lemon Zest - 1tbsp
- Almond Extract - 1tsp
- Baking powder - 1½tsp
- Freshly squeezed Lemon juice - 3tbsp
- Eggs - 2, large (or use 2tbsp egg replacer whisked in 6tbsp water)
- For the Glaze:
- Confectioners Sugar - ½cup
- Fresh Lemon juice - 2~3tsp
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