This traditional Italian waffle cookie, often considered one of the oldest known biscuits and traced to the ancient Roman crustulum, was originally made in Ortona in Abruzzo, and spread from there to the neighboring region of Molise, where it may also be called ferratelle or cancelle. Which cookie is this?

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Pizzelle. Pizzelle, an ancient Italian waffle cookie thought to descend from the Roman crustulum, began in Ortona in Abruzzo and spread to Molise and Lazio. In Molise they may be called ferratelle or cancelle.