Lots of Cookies / Tanti Biscotti

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup diced dried fruit such as apricots, cherries, raisins or figs
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds or hazelnuts
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 4 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/2 cup chopped white chocolate
• 1/2 cup diced candied orange peel