Featuring these very special Italian biscuits today makes me happy, for several reasons. First, I truly like traditional recipes and Tuscan biscotti, or Cantucci, are
The King of Biscotti Almond Biscotti “Cantucci” The Fresh Loaf

In Italy desserts are often flavored with honey, chestnuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts and almonds. Cantucci originated in the Tuscany and it is thought that they were
Cantucci Tuscan Almond Biscotti Cookies ButteryBooks

Cantucci are almond biscotti cookies that are traditionally served at the end of a meal with a Tuscan dessert wine such as Vin Santo.
Angela's Italian Recipe for Tuscan Almond Biscotti

Biscotti in Italian means cooked twice, just the way these cookies are prepared. The word was later extended as a generic word for any kind of cookie.