"The Italian cookies known as biscotti have become an international sensation. But they have existed in almost every culture well before their recent popularity made them a mainstay on sweets tables worldwide. Eastern European Jews call a twice-baked cookie with almonds mandelbrot, Brits and South Africans have rusks, and beschuits (zwiebacks) are popular in the Netherlands. I have adjusted my basic Twice-Baked Cookie Recipe by substituting the almonds with pistachios and sweetened dried cranberries. Delicious! And they make great lunchbox snacks. Here is a larger photo of Pistachio-Cranberry Twice-Baked Cookies or Biscotti...."