pre-heat oven to 350˚

mix the first five ingredients together, stir in the cherries and chocolate chips and set aside

in a separate bowl mix the eggs, sugar and rum together

then stir the dry ingredients into the wet until well combined, knead lightly in the bowl for 30 seconds

line a baking sheet with parchment paper, divide the dough in half and form each half into a loaf 12x4 inches on the lined baking trays

bake in a 350˚ for 30 minutes or until firm and baked through, cool completely on a wire rack

when cool cut each loaf into 1/2 inches slices (thicker is ok but they will take longer to bake through the second time)

lay the slices on the baking sheet and bake again 15-20 minutes, longer if your slices are thicker

cool completely on wire racks, once they are cooled melt the white chocolate in a double boiler, when melted use a fork to drizzle over the biscotti, cool completely before storage