Totenbeinli

Totenbeinli, meaning “bones of the dead,” are crunchy, nutty cookies originating from Graubünden. This macabre name comes from the fact that they were once commonly served at wakes, and should be about as hard and crunchy as the aforementioned bones.

Today they are made year-round throughout the country, and under much more neutral names like Nussstängeli (nut sticks) in German and croquants in French, describing their crunchiness.