Orange and Cardamom Biscochitos

Name: Orange and Cardamom Biscochitos
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 cups (248 g) all-purpose flour, plus more as needed; ¼ cup (60 ml) fresh orange juice; 2 tablespoons (12 g) grated orange zest; ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 8 tablespoons (1 stick, or 112 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¼ cup (48 g) vegetable shortening

Preparation info

Makes
16 to 20
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Barbacoa

By Brandon Hurtado

Published 2025

About

Biscochitos are, essentially, shortbread or butter cookies made with lots of sugar, butter, and love. They’re the official state cookie of New Mexico, but I grew up eating something similar in north Texas. You can find them at local grocery stores, but they’re easy to make and it’s even easier to eat an entire batch all by yourself.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick, or 112 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼

Americas
Mexico
United States
New Mexico
Dessert
Vegetarian
Texas

Method

In a large bowl, using an electric handheld mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar for 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add the egg, orange juice, and orange zest and mix well.
In a medium-size bowl, whisk the flour, cardamom, baking powder, and salt to combine. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingred