Chocolate Orange Biscotti Recipe | Mama Florence

Chocolate Chip Biscotti with Orange

An Italian spin on an American classic!

Legend has it that these delightful biscuits, like so many culinary treasures, were born almost by accident! The story goes that someone at MaMa Florence, perhaps making space in the kitchen, decided to toss a few unexpected ingredients into a simple cookie dough. Little did they know, they'd stumbled upon the magic of chocolate and orange – a pairing we now know is simply irresistible! If you love these biscotti, you might also be interested in our gelato and biscotti making classes at MaMa Florence, where we share more of these delicious stories and techniques!

Ingredients

All-purpose flour 200 grams
Butter 100 grams
Brown Sugar 100 grams
1 Egg
Chocolate Chips 100 grams
Yeast 1 teaspoon
1 pinch of Salt
Orange Zest, as needed

Preparation

Preheat oven at 180°C
Mix softened butter with sugar until creamy.
Add egg and mix well
Slowly add flour, yeast, the lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly
Add the chocolate chips and mix well so they are well distributed
Make balls with the mixture and put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Slightly press down on the balls
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes

Conclusion

These Chocolate Chip Biscotti with Orange offer a delightful crunch and a burst of citrus that perfectly complements the sweet chocolate. A happy accident, indeed! If you've enjoyed this taste of Tuscan baking, consider joining us at MaMa Florence for our gelato & biscotti making class, where you can learn more about these twice-baked delights and other traditional Italian treats. We might even share a few more "accidental" successes!

Reviews

4.9 12 reviews

Cooked it following along on a phone in a very small kitchen and never had to scroll back and forth. That matters more than people admit.

Giacomo N.

Florence, Italy · July 2026
Less sweet than the supermarket version and much better for it.

Tom B.

Leeds, UK · June 2026
There is one ingredient in here doing most of the work, and that is the one I would not substitute.

Ingrid S.

Stockholm, Sweden · June 2026
Made it twice in one week. Once as written, once with a bit of citrus zest, which I preferred.

James W.

Manchester, UK · March 2026
Lovely. Simple. Will repeat.

Amelia J.

Adelaide, Australia · January 2026
I appreciate that it tells you what can go wrong and not just what to do. Most recipes are written as though nothing ever fails. This one describes what it looks like when it is failing and how to pull it back, which is the difference between a recipe and a lesson.

Joost M.

Eindhoven, Netherlands · January 2026
I read the whole thing before starting, as it suggests, and for once I was not scrambling halfway through.

Ryan M.

Vancouver, Canada · December 2025
My photographs of the holiday are worse than my memory of this dish.

Lena F.

Stuttgart, Germany · December 2025
The presentation suggestion at the end is worth following. It made the table look considered without any extra work.

Sophie H.

Edinburgh, UK · December 2025
Made it for a birthday and there was none left, which never happens with my desserts. I had made a second one as insurance and that went as well. Somebody took the last of it home in a container. I am choosing to read that as a success.

Robert H.

Seattle, USA · November 2025
Second attempt was better than the first, mostly because I finally did all the preparation before starting rather than as I went.

Pierre A.

Lyon, France · November 2025
We prefer it with something fresh alongside rather than on its own. That is personal taste and not a fault of the recipe, which is very clearly written. The second time I served it with fruit and it was better balanced for us. The rest of the household disagrees and has it exactly as written.

Federica S.

Bologna, Italy · May 2025