Biscochitos
This is the best New Mexico biscochito recipe you'll ever taste! The official state cookie practically melts in your mouth and is basically perfect. from Simply Simpatico
Ingredients
- 2 cups lard (like Morrell Snow Cap Lard linked above)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 6 cups flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon anise seed (optional)
- 6 TBS sweet table wine (Mogen David Concord works great)
- ½ cup sugar (for sprinkling; may need a bit more)
- 2 TBS cinnamon (for sprinkling may need a bit more)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cream lard and 1 cup sugar together until creamy. Add eggs and beat until very fluffy.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture.
- Stir and mix in wine (and anise seed, if using) until it's a dough-like consistency (may need to knead).
- Roll dough out on floured board to 1/8" thickness. Cut into desired shape; place on baking sheets 1/2" apart.
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon; sprinkle on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Combine the rest of the sugar and cinnamon. Once out of the oven immediately cover the entire cookie with cinnamon sugar mix. Enjoy!