{"id":815,"date":"2012-07-31T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeinspice.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2012-07-31T04:08:37","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T04:08:37","slug":"me-n-martha-project-day-67-biscochitos-with-mexican-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeinspice.com\/?p=815","title":{"rendered":"Me n’ Martha Project: Day 67, Biscochitos with Mexican Hot Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today I took a salsa break, but kept it spicy and Southwestern with Martha’s Biscochitos with Mexican Hot Chocolate from page 326.<\/p>\n

Here’s a fun fact, in 1989 New Mexico became the first state in the union to adopt its very own official state cookie – the biscochito!\u00a0 For those of you who may not of heard of it before, a biscochito is a type of shortbread cookie.\u00a0 It’s made with lard, which is unusual for a cookie, but gives it a flaky texture, similar to a pie crust only lighter.\u00a0 It has delicate notes of anise and orange and it’s dusted with cinnamon and sugar for a little extra warmth and sweetness since the dough itself has very little sugar.\u00a0 It pairs beautifully with the Mexican hot chocolate, flavored with cinnamon and chilies that gives it a nice spiciness that sneaks up on you as you’re drinking it.\u00a0 The whipped cream on top mellows out the heat just a bit and makes it perfectly decadent!<\/p>\n

I didn’t have star and crescent moon shaped cookie cutters, so I used a round one and then I took my paring knife to it to create the crescent moon shapes.\u00a0 Hey, if you don’t have the tools you have to get creative!<\/p>\n

You might wonder if this is a good dessert to have in Florida in the middle of the summer as this certainly comes off as more of a comforting treat for a cold winter night.\u00a0 But there has been a lot of rain and thunder and lightening here in Hudson and this is the perfect dessert to sooth your soul on a dark and stormy night.\u00a0 Just look at that picture…doesn’t that look tempting to indulge in any time of the year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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