One of my family traditions for Christmas is to have at least 15 different kinds of cookies for our Christmas Eve get together and following much heard advice, I've written down the family favorites….in a Word Document in a now defunct computer. *sigh* Live and learn.

I've managed to rewrite most of these from collective memory, but I cant figure our our Biscottini. When I've searched online, I keep getting directed to recipes for biscotti–a whole nother animal. I'm hoping someone might recognize the description and help me save Christmas!!!

It definitely calls for a dozen eggs (size large or larger), flour, sugar and possibly salt and some sort of levener. The eggs must be beat until light and foamy, the dry ingredients mixed separately, then the eggs added. Its then kneaded for at least 15min then its rested while you bring a pot of plain water to boil. Dough is cut off in walnut sized pieces, formed into a ring, and dropped into the water until they float (like bagels). They're then removed and put into a 400 degree oven for 8-10 min–i think– then cooled and broken into pieces. They end up being a great dunkin cookie thats only slightly sweet.

We're of an Italian background, but not sure the cookie is. I apologize if this isnt in the correct spot, but I'm getting a little desperate :)

This was the only picture that came out half decent, but boiling biscottini it is!! Of course, they never come out quite like Grandma's, but still good. I think I might have used too much flour since they're a bit heavy, but I swear the humidity here makes flour act wacky.

Buckeye Girl….there's only ever olive oil in the house, so I know if a recipe called for oil, that was it. Must be used to the flavor, although growing up mostly in the South I never took her up on the offer to fry chicken for me so I wouldn't get homesick :)