Pizzelle are commonly believed to be the world’s oldest cookie originating from Abruzzo, Italy. Two neighboring towns both claim to have invented the pizzelle to celebrate driving out snakes from the village. The word “pizze” is derived from the Italian words for “round” and “flat” while the suffix “elle” is the plural of “small.” One pizzelle cookie would technically be called “pizzella,” but no one could make or eat just one!