Now, you may think you might not want to eat a cookie that tastes like roasted pig, but not so. This year's batch of cookies was by far the porkiest, saltiest batch of biscochitos I've ever made, and people didn't seem to mind. More

Biscochitos are a traditional New Mexican holiday cookie; a subtly porky confection made from lard, with anise seeds and brandy or rum. In December, biscochitos comprise maybe thirty percent of the diet of the average New Mexican. It is considered bad form to go to a social gathering or leave one without having brought your own batch and sampled that of your friends and coworkers. More