Lemon Pistachio Biscotti, Sour Cream Cinnamon Drops, Chocolate Shortbread, Hermits

My adventure this week has taken me to try another biscotti - Lemon Pistachio. I was assisted by the lovely Ellen who shelled the pistachios for me. These biscotti are lighter in texture than either the Classic Tuscan or the Quaresimali (hazelnut Lenten biscotti). I sliced them fairly thin before the second toasting and they came out really great - a lot of lemon flavor from the zest of 2 lemons.
I also made a cutout cookie - Chocolate Shortbread. Unlike the classic shortbread this cookie is rolled and cut. However, like shortbread the ingredients consist of flour, sugar and butter (with chocolate added). These are not easy cookies. I did not experience a whole lot of joy making these. The dough is really fussy, sticky and generally hard to handle. I resorted to rolling it out between plastic wrap and I had to constantly chill the dough. The cookie did get a good review.
Then I moved onto my favorite type of cookie, the drop cookie. Fun to make and fun to bake. I made Sour Cream Cinnamon drops (left side of plate) and Hermits. Both cookies taste great. The Sour Cream Cinnamon drops have a great texture and a wonderful cinnamon flavor. The Hermits have a bit of coffee in them as a flavor. They also have brown sugar, nuts and raisins.