BISCOCHITOS, IS NEW MEXICO'S STATE COOKIE. BISCOCHITOS IS A SPANISH WORD MEANING "LITTLE COOKIE," BUT IN NEW MEXICO. THE WORD REFERS TO A SPECIFIC COOKIE SO POPULAR THAT IT WAS MADE THE STATE COOKIE IN 1989. THE KEY INGREDIENTS OF BISCOCHITOS ARE LARD, ANISE SEED, A BIT OF BRANDY, AND THE SPRINKLING OF CINNAMON AND SUGAR. BISCOCHITOS CAN BE MADE WITH BUTTER, BUT THEY DON'T TASTE THE SAME.THEY CAN BE CONFUSED WITH A BUTTER COOKIE. AT CHRISTMASTIME, BISCOCHITOS ARE A SPECIAL TREAT. ONE CAN USE COOKIE CUTTERS, BUT I THINK BISCOCHITOS FORMED BY HAND ARE MUCH PRETTIER AND SOME SAY THEY TASTE BETTER. CHRISTMAS TRADITION HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO. JUST ONE OF THEM THE "BISCOCHITOS."NEW MEXICO IS FULL OF ENCHANTMENT, A RICH CULTURAL FEAST OF SPANISH, ANGELO, OTHERS, AND PUEBLO TRADITIONS.
