1 1/4  c             blanched almonds -- toasted
   2      c             sifted flour
     1/2  tsp           baking soda
     1/2  tsp           baking powder
     1/8  tsp           salt
   1      c             granulated sugar -- minus 2 tbsp
  12      ozs           semisweet chocolate chips
   2      lg            eggs
   1      tsp           vanilla
   2      tbsps         whiskey -- or brandy
     Adjust 2 racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat oven to
375B!F.  Use cookie sheets with 2 or 3 flat edges otherwise use cookie
sheets upside down.  Line sheets with parchment.
     Sift together into large bowl the flour, soda, powder, and
salt. Add the sugar and stir to mix.
     Place about 1/2 c of dry ingredients in the bowl of food
processor.  Add about 1/2 c of toasted almonds and process for about
30 seconds, until the nuts are fine and powdery.
     Add the processed mixture to the sifted ingredients in the large
bowl.  Add the remaining toasted almonds and the chocolate morsels;
stir to mix.
     In a small bowl beat the eggs with the vanilla and whiskey, just to mix.
     Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and handstir until dry
ingredients are moistened.  Be patient.
     Place a length of parchment or wax paper on the counter next to
the sink.  Turn the dough out onto the parchment.  Wet your hands with
cold water and pres the dough into a round mound.
     With a long heavy knife cut the dough into equal quarters.
Continue to wet your hands as you form each piece of dough into a
strip 9" long, 2 to 2 1/2" wide, and about 1/2" high.  You will press,
not roll, the dough into shape.  The ends of the strips should be
rounded rather than squared.
     Place 2 strips crosswise on each of the lined sheets.  Bake for
25 minutes, reversing the sheets top to bottom and front to back once
during baking.
     Remove sheets from oven and slide parchment off sheets.  With a
wide metal spatula, transfer the baked strips to a large cutting board
and let them cool for 20 minutes.  Reduce the oven temp to 275B!F.
With a serrated bread knife, carefullky cut on a sharp angle into
slices about 1/2 inch wide.  Cut slowly with a sawing motion.  Place
the slices, cut side down on the two unlined sheets.
     Bake the two sheets, turning slices upside down and reversing the
sheets top to bottom and front to back once during baking.  Bake for a
total of 25 to 30 minutes.  Turn oven off, open oven door and let
biscotti cool in the oven.
     When cool, store in an airtight container.