Bizcochito

Bizcochito
	A fresh batch of biscochitos
Alternative names	Biscochito
Type	Cookie
Place of origin	Nuevo México, New Spain
Region or state	New Mexico, USA
Associated cuisine	New Mexican cuisine
Main ingredients	Butter or pork lard, anise, cinnamon, flour

The bizcochito or biscochito (diminutive of the Spanish bizcocho) is a New Mexican crisp butter cookie made with lard, flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and anise.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

The cookie was developed in New Mexico^[5] over the centuries from the first Spanish colonists^[6] 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".^[7]

Biscochitos are commonly served during celebrations such as wedding receptions, baptisms, and religious (especially Catholic) holidays, and frequently during the Christmas season.^[2]^[8] They are also usually served with coffee.^[8]

^ Hudgens, T. (2011). The Commonsense Kitchen: 500 Recipes + Lessons for a Hand-Crafted Life. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 542. ISBN 978-1-4521-0033-3. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Cobos, R. (2003). A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish: Revised and Expanded Edition. Museum of New Mexico Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-89013-537-2. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ "State Symbols". state.nm.us. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ "Biscochitos: a traditional New Mexico treat". Teresa Dovalpage: a Cuban writer's blog. October 18, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "NewMaxico, Biscochitos Recipe". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ Eisenstadt, P.; Belshaw, J. (2012). A Woman in Both Houses: My Career in New Mexico Politics. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-5025-1. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ Mahoney, Jane (November 22, 2009). "Uniquely New Mexican; Many families eagerly await the Christmas bounty of posole, tamales and bizcochitos". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b Brown, W.; Cogan, J. (2014). United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State. ABRAMS. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-61312-795-7. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[Hudgens-1] Hudgens, T. (2011). The Commonsense Kitchen: 500 Recipes + Lessons for a Hand-Crafted Life. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 542. ISBN 978-1-4521-0033-3. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[Cobos-2] Cobos, R. (2003). A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish: Revised and Expanded Edition. Museum of New Mexico Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-89013-537-2. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[NM-3] "State Symbols". state.nm.us. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[Teresa_Dovalpage:_a_Cuban_writer's_blog_2016-4] "Biscochitos: a traditional New Mexico treat". Teresa Dovalpage: a Cuban writer's blog. October 18, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[5] "NewMaxico, Biscochitos Recipe". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[6] Eisenstadt, P.; Belshaw, J. (2012). A Woman in Both Houses: My Career in New Mexico Politics. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-5025-1. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[7] Mahoney, Jane (November 22, 2009). "Uniquely New Mexican; Many families eagerly await the Christmas bounty of posole, tamales and bizcochitos". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Brown-8] Brown, W.; Cogan, J. (2014). United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State. ABRAMS. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-61312-795-7. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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