New Mexico's state cookie: a crumbly anise-and-cinnamon shortbread cut into stars and fleur-de-lis, made with lard. Christmas without biscochitos in Santa Fe does not happen.
Biscochitos descend from Spanish colonial bunuelos and southern European butter cookies, adapted in Northern New Mexico with lard (instead of butter) and anise seed. The cookie became the official state cookie of New Mexico in 1989, the first state cookie in the United States, and is a Christmas, baptism and wedding fixture across Hispano families.
3 editor picks for Biscochitos in Santa Fe, ranked by editorial score. All Santa Fe signature dishes · Biscochitos across every city.
Clafoutis French Bakery ★ 4.7
southside · 333 West Cordova Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Philippe and Anne Laure Ligier bake 800 to 1,000 hand-rolled pastries daily at Clafoutis on Cordova Road, a hard-French operation in a southwestern adobe.
Sage Bakehouse ★ 4.6
cerrillos · 535 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Sage Bakehouse, a Cerrillos Road artisan since 1996, bakes long-fermented country loaves, sandwich service and a chile sourdough Santa Fe households order.
Dolina Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.5
downtown · 402 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Annamaria O'Brien named Dolina for the Slavic word for valley; her cafe pulls espresso, pastries and a Slovak-leaning brunch most mornings.