| Caycay | |
| Alternate Name: | Cay-cay |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Region: | Bohol, Cebu |
| Type: | Cookie |
Caycay (in Tagalog pronounced as /kaɪkaɪ/) is a Filipino crunchy layered cookie coated in syrup (latik) or honey and rolled in coarsely ground toasted peanuts. It originates from the islands of Bohol and Cebu and is a common specialty in the southern Visayas islands and Mindanao.[1] [2] The name comes from the verb kaykay which means "to dig up" in the Cebuano language, in reference to the step of coating the cookies in ground peanuts.[3] [4] Some versions coat the cookies in sesame seeds instead of peanuts.