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Biscotti

amaretti

almond-flavoured biscotti

ascenti

cornmeal biscuits from Sandigliano

baci

little sandwich biscuits

baìcoli

traditional sweet biscuits of Venice

baxin

biscuits invented by Ligurian monks

beccute

polenta cookies

befanini

Christmas shortbread cookies

berriquocoli

biscuits stuffed with walnuts and candied ceder

bicciolani

spicy biscuits from Vercelli

biscotto

'twice cooked'

brutti ma buoni

'ugly but good' cookies

bussolai Buranei

ring shaped sweet biscuits

canestrini

'little baskets'

cantucci

hard almond biscuits

cavallucci

'little horse' Christmas cookies

chiffeletti

soft sugar biscuits

ciciu 'd capdan

New Year's brioche biscuits

esse di Raveo

S-shaped biscuits

finocchini

toasted biscuits with fennel seeds

krumiri

biscuits shaped like handlebar moustaches

lingue di gatto

crispy biscuits shaped like cats' tongues

losa golosa

peach flavoured biscuits

marzallette

biscuits made with honey and almonds

mistocchine

chestnut flour biscuits

mostaccini

spicy biscuits from Crema

mostaccioli dolci

traditional Christmas biscuits of the south

mustazzoleddus

almond biscuits in pillow shapes

mustazzoli

honey biscuits

nocciolini

tiny hazelnut biscuits

nucatoli

S-shaped biscuits filled with dried fruit and nuts

occhi di Santa Lucia

sweet glazed taralli

orecchie di Amman

jam-filled Purim biscuits

ossus de mortu

dead man's bones biscuits

paste di meliga

cornflour biscuits

pazientini

almond and hazelnut biscuits

petrali

Calabrian Christmas cookies

pevarini

pepper biscuits

piadot

corn flour biscuits

pistoccus de cappa

soft decorative biscuits

punghen cmàciàis

sweet 'little mice' biscuits

pupazza

three breasted cookie from Frascati

quaresimali

Lenten biscuits

reginelle

sesame biscuits

ricciarelli

Tuscan almond meringue biscuits

roccoco

hard Neapolitan Christmas cookies

sasanelli

traditional Puglian cookies

savoiardi

lady finger biscuits

scarpette di Sant'Ilario

shoe-shaped biscuits

scroccadenti

'teeth clickers'

sens

Corn flour biscuits

strucchi

biscuits filled with nuts and raisins

subiachini

almond cookies

susumelle

Calabrian cookies

tapít

'little caps'

tiliccas

decorative filled biscuits

torcetti

buttery biscuits

tozzetti

anise-flavoured almond and hazelnut biscotti

zaletti

Venetian cornmeal and currant biscuits

zuccherini

sugar cookies