I Cavallucci

The Italian name of these little cookies literally translates as ‘little horses’, as they were once made for the riders and stablehands of the famous horse race, known as Palio, which is run in Siena twice a year. Over the years, the cookies gradually became so popular that they are now almost as well known, and certainly as typical, as the famous panforte di Siena, the hard, spicy, fruit-laden flat cake that also originates from the town. These cookies are wonderfully chewy and strongly fl