Biscochitos /tags/biscochitos Biscochitos en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:04:20 GMT New children’s book uses a New Mexico Christmas tradition to teach about a brain disease /local-news/2023-12-27/new-childrens-book-uses-a-new-mexico-christmas-tradition-to-teach-about-a-brain-disease Getting your head around an illness, whether it is yours or a loved one’s, can be hard. It is even tougher for kids.Now, a new children’s book ties a disease commonly found in New Mexico to one of the state’s favorite Christmas traditions: making biscochitos. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:04:20 GMT /local-news/2023-12-27/new-childrens-book-uses-a-new-mexico-christmas-tradition-to-teach-about-a-brain-disease Megan Myscofski Why New Mexico’s state cookie has stayed true over generations /local-news/2023-12-25/why-new-mexicos-state-cookie-has-stayed-true-over-generations New Mexico is one of only two states in the U.S. that has an official state cookie. Lawmakers so designated the biscochito in 1989, but the cookie was a tradition in New Mexican households long before that. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 01:27:14 GMT /local-news/2023-12-25/why-new-mexicos-state-cookie-has-stayed-true-over-generations Mia Casas A new children’s book spreads awareness of disease that disproportionately affects New Mexicans /local-news/2023-11-17/a-new-childrens-book-spreads-awareness-of-disease-that-disproportionately-affects-new-mexicans There’s a new children’s book to help kids understand a genetic disease that disproportionately affects New Mexicans. “Biscochito” tells the story of a grandmother with Cerebral Cavernomas baking the state cookie with her grandson. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:41:26 GMT /local-news/2023-11-17/a-new-childrens-book-spreads-awareness-of-disease-that-disproportionately-affects-new-mexicans Megan Myscofski