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Bizcochito
Cookie originating in New Mexico
Cookie originating in New Mexico
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| alternate_name | Biscochito |
| caption | A fresh batch of biscochitos |
| country | Nuevo México, New Spain |
| image | Fresh batch of Biscochitos, Albuquerque NM.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| main_ingredient | Butter or pork lard, anise, cinnamon, flour |
| name | Bizcochito |
| national_cuisine | New Mexican cuisine |
| region | New Mexico, U.S. |
| type | Cookie |
The bizcochito or biscochito is a New Mexican crisp butter cookie made with lard, flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and anise. The dough is rolled thin and cut into the shape of the fleur-de-lis, the Christian cross, a star, or a circle, symbolizing the moon.
The cookie was developed in New Mexico over the centuries from the first Spanish colonists of what was then known as Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The roots of this pastry date back as far as the Battle of Puebla in 1862, where French Emperor Maximilian was overthrown by the Mexicans. This date is now famously recognized in the United States as Cinco de Mayo, literally the "Fifth of May".
Biscochitos are commonly served during celebrations such as wedding receptions, baptisms, and religious (especially Catholic) holidays, and frequently during the Christmas season. They are also usually served with coffee.
State cookie
Main article: list of U.S. state foods
In 1989, the U.S. State of New Mexico made the bizcochito its official state cookie, making New Mexico the first U.S. state to have an official state cookie. It was chosen to help maintain traditional home-baked cookery. , New Mexico remains one of only three states with a state cookie, alongside Massachusetts's chocolate-chip cookie and Alabama's yellowhammer cookie.
Lupe Jackson, a New Mexican native, won first prize in a New England cookie contest in 2008 for her Bizcochito recipe—overcoming the Huckabees' snickerdoodles and the Romneys' Welsh skillet cakes.
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References
References
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- Cobos, R.. (2003). "A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish: Revised and Expanded Edition". [[Museum of New Mexico Press]].
- "State Symbols". [[Secretary of State of New Mexico]].
- "NewMaxico, Biscochitos Recipe".
- Eisenstadt, P.. (2012). "A Woman in Both Houses: My Career in New Mexico Politics". [[University of New Mexico Press]].
- Mahoney, Jane. (November 22, 2009). "Uniquely New Mexican; Many families eagerly await the Christmas bounty of posole, tamales and bizcochitos".
- Brown, W.. (2014). "United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State". ABRAMS.
- Smith, A.F.. (2007). "The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink". Oxford University Press, USA.
- "These cookies are official". [[Christian Science Monitor]].
- (March 13, 2008). "New Mexico's Favorite Cookie Wins Contest". The Santa Fe New Mexican.
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