Tag: marranitos

• pig biscotti (pigscotti)

  

  Greetings! Happy Almost Spring! I love this time of year, mainly because the weather is really mild here in the Pacific Northwest; the heat is not here yet, but the days are not too short, either. I had just a handful of hazelnuts left (I seem to always have just a handful of them left,…

  Dave G

  March 9, 2022

  baked goods, baking, cookies, dessert, food blogging, hazelnuts, mexican food

  anise cookies, anise seed, biscuits, cochinitos, cookie cutter, italian biscotti, marranitos, mexican pig cookies, pig cookies, puerquitos

• cochinitos

  

  Cochinitos, marranitos, puerquitos. These are a few names for this, and they all translate to “little pigs”. This is a common offering in bakeries all over Mexico. It’s considered pan dulce or sweet bread, although it is less of a bread and more of a cookie. There are many variations, but I think that THIS one is…

  Dave G

  March 12, 2017

  baked goods, baking, cookies, food blogging

  anise seeds, cochinitos, galletas, marranitos, mexican pig cookies, pan dulce, piloncillo, puerquitos