It
all started with our move to Ruidoso, New Mexico—from
Texas—back in 1999, and if you’ve never been here, let
me tell you, New Mexico is truly “The Land Of
Enchantment” in every sense of the word; beautiful,
natural, warm and instantly welcoming… just like the new
friends we met here. I tasted my first real “Bizcochito”
in my very own kitchen, after stumbling across the
recipe in a magazine. Having baked many different types
of cookies over the years, I instantly loved the
Bizcochitos’ uniqueness, but soon ‘tweaked’ that recipe
to make it my own: a dash extra of this, a tad less of
that, and voila! ...my own modest version of a very old
recipe.
Anyway, half the fun of baking and trying out new recipes is sharing the fruits of your labor, so in no time at all I was baking batches for family back home, my neighbors and friends at work... and getting great reviews. That’s when it happened. Someone at the office told me, that not only was the Bizcochito his favorite cookie, but that this was the Official State Cookie of New Mexico… and that he thought mine were just about the best he’d ever tasted. Sometimes, that’s all it takes: a little idea and a LOT of encouragement, the latter of which I’ve received in abundance. What I hope YOU discover in my Bizcochitos is a deliciously unique home-made cookie—with a rich Hispanic history—that melts in your mouth. May you enjoy every bite... my Bizcochitos are made with lots of love. - “Lillie”
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Statehood: January 6,
1912 State Capitol: Santa Fe (Largest City, Albuquerque) Sate Motto: Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes”) State Cookie: The Bizcochito! State Animal: Black Bear (Ursus Americanus), pictured State Bird: Chaparral Bird, commonly called The Roadrunner State Fish: Cutthroat Trout State Flag: A Field of yellow containing the ancient Zia Pueblo sun symbol in red, in the center |
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State
Question: “Red or Green?” (Chili preference) State Fossil: Coelophysis State Insect: Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis Formosa) State Flower: Yucca Flower (pictured) State Song: “O Fair New Mexico”, words and music by Elizabeth Garrett State Gem: Turquoise State Grass: Blue Gramma Grass (Bouteloua Gracillis) State Tree: Piņon or Nut Pine (Pinus Edulis) State Vegetable: Chile and the Pinto Bean or Frijol State Nickname: Land of Enchantment, Sunshine State |
