Does New Mexico really have a state cookie?
Yes. The Biscochito (Bizcochito) was adopted as the official cookie by the New Mexico Legislature in 1989. This act made New Mexico the first to have an official state cookie. The Biscochito is a small, anise-flavored cookie which was a custom brought to New Mexico by the early Spaniards. The cookie is used during special celebrations, wedding receptions, baptisms, the Christmas season and Holy days. It was chosen to help maintain traditional home-baked cookery.
Yes. The biscochito (bizcochito) was adopted as the official cookie by the New Mexico Legislature in 1989. This act made New Mexico the first to have an official state cookie. The biscochito is a small, anise-flavored cookie which was a custom brought to New Mexico by the early Spainiards. The cookie is used during special celebrations, wedding receptions, baptisms, the Christmas season and holy days. It was chosen to help maintain traditional home-baked cookery.
