This story originally appeared on Kibitz Spot. 

This delicious crispy cookie bar is not a bread at all. In fact, it’s also known as a Jewish biscotti!

This treat, filled with cinnamon and chocolate chips, can be customized by adding nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, or other flavored chips. They are perfect for dunking in coffee, or tea!

Mandel bread (mandelbrot) vs biscotti

The first two names on the list refer to the same food. Mandel bread is English, whereas mandelbrot is of Germanic heritage. While mandelbrot literally translates to ‘almond bread’, it traditionally describes a crispy cookie with roots in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.

Biscotti, on the other hand, is of Italian origin and tends to have less fat than found in a mandel bread recipe, and biscotti is, therefore, drier.

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What you need to make this mandel bread

While Susan’s complete recipe is below, here is a list of what you will need for her delicious mandelbrot recipe.

Supplies

• Baking sheet

• Mixing bowls

• Parchment paper (baking paper)

Ingredients

• Flour

• Baking powder

• Cinnamon

• Vegetable oil

• Sugar

• Eggs

• Vanilla

• Semi sweet chocolate chips or optional extras such as raisins, nuts, dried cranberries or other flavored chips.

Susan’s tips for creating crispy mandel bread

Mandel bread recipe

This recipe was contributed by my friend Susan Braverman.