1990s, from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto, from Old Italian biscotto, from Medieval Latin biscoctum (see biscuit).

Dry Italian cookies flavored with almonds, chocolate, or anise seed, used for dunking in coffee and sweet dessert wine. Not unlike zwieback.

"Traditionally an almond flavoured, twice baked Italian biscuit dunked in wine or coffee."

(bee-SKAWT-tee) – In Italian, biscotti means, “twice cooked.”  The word biscotto is derived from bis (twice) and cotto (cooked).  Biscotti is also the generic term for cookies in Italian.  The dough i [..]

Dry Italian cookies flavored with almonds, chocolate, or anise seed, used for dunking in coffee and sweet dessert wine. Not unlike zwieback.

Means "twice-cooked" and refers to a type of cookie for which the dough is cooked twice: usually first in a log, which is then sliced; the slices are cooked again until dry and crisp [..]

Their purpose-built dry texture means that biscotti will last well if kept airtight. These delicious biscuits go well with after-dinner coffee and are also available ready-made from most supermarkets and delicatessens.

literally 'twice cooked,' it refers to all kinds of cookies

An Italian cookie often flavored with anise or nuts. Traditionally oblong-shaped.

New York Coffee BiscottiDecadent biscotti cookies from New York Coffee

Italian cookie often hard in texture and lightly flavored with anise.

Italian cookie often hard in texture and lightly flavored with anise. Click here to go to the Biscotti Recipe area.