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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti - The perfect holiday biscotti recipe with dried cranberries and pistachios in a sweet vanilla-almond cookie.

We first made this recipe for Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti a few years back and it’s become an annual tradition to make these around the holidays ever since!  The sweet-tart flavors of the dried cranberries and salty crunch of the pistachios are perfectly balanced by the sweet vanilla-almond biscotti cookie.  In fact, this cookie is so good we’ve often used this biscotti recipe as the starting point for many other versions – replacing the cranberries and pistachios for chocolate and almonds, and other combinations!

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti - The perfect holiday biscotti recipe with dried cranberries and pistachios in a sweet vanilla-almond cookie.

These cranberry pistachio biscotti are also great to make for gifts – not only are they beautiful to look at with the festive red from the dried cranberries and the green from the pistachios, but they also hold up really well for shipping to family or friends.

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti - The perfect holiday biscotti recipe with dried cranberries and pistachios in a sweet vanilla-almond cookie.

Although we serve these as shown, we’ve also seen these dipped in white or dark chocolate for some added sweetness.  Either way, you are sure to enjoy these delicious biscotti.  (Adapted from this highly-rated recipe originally found here.)

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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti - A Family Feast
★★★★★ 4.5 from 8 reviews

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

The perfect holiday biscotti recipe with dried cranberries, pistachios in a sweet vanilla-almond cookie.

Yield: 2–3 dozen cookies depending on preparation 1x
Prep: 40 minsCook: 1 hourTotal: 1 hour 40 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup light olive oil
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cup shelled pistachios

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the oil and sugar until blended. Add in the vanilla and almond extracts and eggs. Mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder, mixing well. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture – mixing until fully blended. Add cranberries and pistachios and mix until just blended.
  4. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Divide dough in half and form into two logs (approximately 12×2 inches for small biscotti or 9×3 inches for longer biscotti) on the parchment paper. Note: dough is sticky so wet your hands with cool water to more easily handle the dough.
  5. Bake the logs for 30-35 minutes in the 300 degree oven until logs are a very light brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 275 degrees.
  6. After 10 minutes, using a serrated knife, cut the logs on a diagonal into ¾ inch thick slices. Lay the cookies on their sides on the parchment covered cookie sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes more. Let cool.

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Martha is part of the husband-wife team that creates A Family Feast. She loves to cook and entertain for family and friends, and she believes that serving a great meal is one of the best ways to show someone that you care. Martha is a self-taught home cook, who loves to read cookbooks and try new recipes. After a decades-long career in business and online marketing, she now runs A Family Feast full-time. Her specialties are baking, desserts, vegetables and pasta dishes.

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  1. Marie Lee says

    Posted on 12/23/22 at 8:13 pm

    This is my favorite biscotti recipe. I just finished a batch for Christmas, and might dip them in chocolate.

    ★★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 12/24/22 at 8:42 am

      Mine too Marie Lee!

      Reply
  2. Lorelei says

    Posted on 12/5/22 at 6:42 pm

    I added orange 2 tbsp of orange zest to the sugar and massaged the zest into the sugar. I let this sit while I gathered all my other ingredients together. I also substituted melted butter for the olive oil. The biscotti were fabulous. The recipe is a keeper.

    ★★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 12/5/22 at 6:45 pm

      Great suggestions Lorelei!

      Reply
  3. Donna says

    Posted on 11/9/22 at 2:32 pm

    They are absolutely the best!

    ★★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 11/9/22 at 2:59 pm

      Thanks Donna!

      Reply
  4. Michelle Hillebrenner says

    Posted on 12/15/21 at 1:03 am

    I’m planning on making the cranberry /pistachio biscotti soon. Is it alright to use craisins? Should I chop them and the pistachios up, or leave them whole?
    Thank you,
    Michelle

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 12/15/21 at 7:07 am

      Hi Michelle – Yes! Craisins are actually just a brand name for dried cranberries. We don’t chop them before adding but you can if you’d like (measure out according to our recipe), then chop. We hope you enjoy the recipe!

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