This is a Fave Memory of mine. In the weeks before Christmas when I was a kid, my mom would make dozens of these cookies and put them in tins in our chest freezer in the basement so we'd have them for the holidays. My brother and I discovered the stash and used to sneak a handful when we could, hoping she wouldn't notice. I loved those cookies so much, I make them every December with my own kids, with the same old-fashioned aluminum cookie press my mom used decades ago.

Biscochito (also spelled Bizcochitos), the official state cookie of New Mexico, traditionally served during holidays.

A crisp cookie originally brought to Mexico by Spanish settlers (some say invaders) and then to the Nuevo México Province. Known as ‘Mantecados’ in Spain.

“Butter, margarine or vegetable shortening can be used a substitute for lard, but the cookies will be not as crisp and moist. Apple juice or milk can be used to replace the brandy.”

The easiest Christmas Cookie recipe ever invented illustrated by cartoonist, coach and all around cookie lover, Ronnie Walter.

This recipe has been a Christmas staple in my house since my (now grown) boys were little! They mix up in a SNAP and are the perfect blend of peppermint and chocolate!