Cantucci or Biscotti di Prato are crunchy almond cookies from Tuscany. Biscotti literally means twice (bis) cooked (cotti), the word "biscotti" is a generic term for cookies in Italian. The word biscotti is derived from the Latin biscoctus, meaning twice baked or cooked. The dough is formed into logs, baked, cooled and baked again. Whereas Italians use the word "biscotti" to refer to various cookies, Americans use the term to refer to the singular long, crisp, twice-baked Italian cookie. The twice-baked Italian cookies originate from the city of Prato. They are also called cantucci. Unlike most cookies that form a dough that gets sliced or cut out, biscotti bakes in two oblong-shaped logs.