Canestrelli di castagne

Liguria, especially the area around Montoggio, is a home to a special variety of canestrelli cookies made with chestnut flour. Once a poor man's cookie made with locally available ingredients, these buttery cookies with a distinctive flavor of chestnut and honey are nowadays one of the most famous local treats. Their preparation is taken very seriously: the dough must be kneaded by hand, left to rest for a long time, and it is then baked in wood-fired ovens.