Nocciolini di Chivasso

Nocciolini di Chivasso are traditional Italian cookies hailing from the town of Chivasso in Turin, Piedmont. These tiny cookies are made with only three ingredients – Piedmont IGP hazelnuts, sugar, and egg whites. They were created by a confectioner Giovanni Podio in the 18th century, and the cookies were originally called noasetti. A master confectioner called Luigi Bonfante helped to spread the product all over the country, and he also chose the pink-red color of the packaging that remains an iconic staple of nocciolini di Chivasso to this day.