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Bizcochitos, anise cookies with cinnamon sugar

Bizcochitos, anise cookies with cinnamon sugar

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The official cookies of New Mexico: a shortbread dough flavored with bacon and anise seeds, cut into shapes and rolled while still warm in a cinnamon-suga…

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Risssa, Quentinmatsys and 21 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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A classic from the Hispanic regions of the southwestern United States, these crispy biscuits are perfect for enjoying with your morning coffee or as part of a meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time12 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total52 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.32 $0.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

48 people
  • $4.91
  • $0.11
  • $0.80
  • $0.64
  • $0.13
  • $0.04
  • $0.69

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whisk together the lard, sugar, and anise in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and whisk until well combined. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix the flour, yeast, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  3. Gradually incorporate this mixture into the cream until a firm dough is formed. ≈ 4 min
  4. Gently knead the dough, then spread it to a thickness of 0.5 to 1 cm, or roll it into a sausage of the same diameter. ≈ 10 min
  5. Cut out the desired shapes. ≈ 8 min
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
  7. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture after removing from the oven, then let cool.

The bill

Bizcochitos, anise cookies with cinnamon sugar

  • 500 g of bacon$4.91
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 2 eggs, beaten$0.80
  • 400 g of flour$0.64
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder$0.13
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • sugar mixed with cinnamon, for coating$0.69

Total$7.32

that's $0.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of bacon
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of crushed anise seeds
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 400 g of flour
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • sugar mixed with cinnamon, for coating

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