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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti and a Café Cocoa Recipe

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenOne thing that I love about this time of year, even more than the food and the smells and the super cute boots that are in style, is the fact that around this time of year we get more visitors. Between Halloween and New Year’s we usually have guests about 2-5 times each year. Last year one of my oldest and dearest friends came to visit between Christmas and New Year’s and my husbands Aunt and Uncle came to stay for Thanksgiving. To prepare for extra guests I love to head over to my local Smart & Final store for great deals on everyday items.

bff christmasLast year when my best friend visited, we spent a lot of time in the kitchen (of course). We cooked together, developed a few recipes and just caught up on old times. On more than one occasion we’d sit together and enjoy a delicious cup of coffee or tea while chatting and laughing hysterically. It was a great visit that still brings a smile to my face.

This year we don’t have any concrete plans for guests just yet, but it’s pretty inevitable that we’ll have a few. Because the holiday season is on it’s way, it’s now the perfect time to stock up on coffee and other fun items for the holiday visiting season and I even came up with a fun little idea and recipe to help your own guests feel more welcome.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' Kitchen

I think it’s a great idea to welcome your overnight guests with a little coffee bar set up. I’m in California so if any family or friends are visiting from any other U.S. time zones, their internal clock is going to be different than mine and they may wake before me. So why not let them feel right at home with a travel cup of their very own, coffe, hot chocolate, tea, creamer and all the fun mix-ins they may love.

This way they don’t have to wait for you to get up or try to look through your cabinets when they aren’t familiar with where things are. Instant comfort! I’d even leave a few magazines to read and maybe a few other welcome baskets in the guest room or bathroom too. All those little things that can help people feel at home are a great touch for visitors. And they also won’t worry they are drinking the last of your creamer if they know you set this up especially for them!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' Kitchen

I love these little mini marshmallows and cinnamon sprinkles. They inspired me to create my own Café Cocoa recipe that I just know my friends would love to sip with me in the kitchen. Let’s call it a mix of a classic hot chocolate and a fancy coffee from a coffee house.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' Kitchen

Another thing you can include in your coffee welcome basket is homemade biscotti. Package some up so your guest can take a few home to enjoy with that travel mug, and include some extras that you can enjoy too while you both sip on the Café Cocoa together. I wanted to create a Biscotti that would be perfect for the holiday season, and I think this is it. It’s a little bit Snickerdoodle with Pumpkin in it as well, these are classic holiday flavors and they taste delicious with the Café Cocoa.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti Recipe

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon all spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar * for the snickerdoodle coating
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * for the snickerdoodle coating

Café Cocoa Recipe

  • 1 Ambiance Donut Shop Coffee pod
  • 1 package hot chocolate
  • french vanilla creamer
  • sweetener (sugar or substitute)
  • whipped cream
  • cinnamon
  • marshmallows

Directions:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenPreheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium/low until combined. Stir in the pumpkin.

Add the eggs, one at a time. Then add the vanilla.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenIn a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and soda with the spices and stir until evenly combined.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenStir the powder mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Once combined fold in the walnuts.

Divide the dough in half, then shape into two flat 10×3 loaves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Bake in preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool on wire racks for about 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenOnce cooled, cut into 1 inch pieced with a sharp serrated knife.

Place cut side up on baking sheet lined with parchment or silicon mat and bake another 15 minutes at 350. Turn the biscotti over to the other cut side, and bake another 15 minutes.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenRemove from oven, let cool on wire racks.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenBegin to prepare the Café Cocoa by brewing the coffee first.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenStir in the hot chocolate mix, then add the creamer and sweetener as needed for your tastes.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenTop with whipped cream, cinnamon sprinkles and marshmallows.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenServe with the biscotti.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti with a Café Cocoa #ChooseSmart #shop #cbias - Mama Harris' KitchenDip into your drink for maximum effect and enjoy!

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti and a Cocoa Café Recipe

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti and a Cocoa Café Recipe

Get ready for guests this holiday season with this pumpkin snickerdoodle biscotti dipped in a fun Café Cocoa with all the fixings!

Ingredients

    For the Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Biscotti:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon all spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar * for the snickerdoodle coating
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * for the snickerdoodle coating
  • For the Café Cocoa:
  • 1 Ambiance Donut Shop Coffee pod
  • 1 Ambiance Donut Shop Coffee pod
  • 1 package hot chocolate
  • french vanilla creamer
  • sweetener (sugar or substitute)
  • whipped cream
  • cinnamon
  • marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium/low until combined. Stir in the pumpkin.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time. Then add the vanilla.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and soda with the spices and stir until evenly combined.
  5. Stir the powder mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Once combined fold in the walnuts.
  6. Divide the dough in half, then shape into two flat 10x3 loaves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
  7. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture.
  8. Bake in preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool on wire racks for about 30 minutes.
  9. Once cooled, cut into 1 inch pieced with a sharp serrated knife.
  10. Place cut side up on baking sheet lined with parchment or silicon mat and bake another 15 minutes at 350.
  11. Turn the biscotti over to the other cut side, and bake another 15 minutes.
  12. Remove from oven, let cool on wire racks.
  13. Begin to prepare the Café Cocoa by brewing the coffee first.
  14. Stir in the hot chocolate mix, then add the creamer and sweetener as needed for your tastes.
  15. Top with whipped cream, cinnamon sprinkles and marshmallows.
  16. Serve with the biscotti.
  17. Dip into your drink for maximum effect and enjoy!
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  1. Carolyn West says

    October 12, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Oooh! I want to be a guest in your house this season! Yum! #client

  2. Summer Davis says

    October 13, 2014 at 8:05 am

    I’ve been stalking this all weekend. Such a gorgeous photo and mouthwatering recipe. Send some my way?

  3. Danielle says

    October 14, 2014 at 10:01 am

    This sounds absolutely amazing. I have to make a batch!

  4. Ginger says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:30 am

    We aren’t really coffee drinkers, but when family comes for a visit we always try to have a coffee set up for them because they are coffee drinkers. I’ll definitely have to try this biscotti recipe.

  5. Nancy Alferos says

    October 21, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Love recipes for biscotti !

  6. Nancy Alferos says

    October 21, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    Going to try this love biscotti

  7. Michelle Louise Love says

    November 10, 2014 at 1:51 am

    This looks very tasty, I would love to be one of your guests if this is how you look after them!

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  8. Tisa lynch says

    November 28, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    These both sound wonderful. Have just got to try them. Thank you so much.

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