History of Mexican Wedding Cookies Mexican Wedding cookies were
thought to have originated in Medieval times, with the first
documented wedding cookie appearing in the ancient Arab culture,
where sweet foods were a treasured delicacy. From the Middle
East, this tradition spread across the globe to Europe. When
Spanish explorers arrived in Latin America in the 16th century,
they brought the tradition of Mexican wedding cookies, or
biscochitos as they are also sometimes known, with them. These
small, sweet, shortbread cookies made with flavoursome anise and
cinnamon have become a genuine tradition at Mexican weddings,
baptisms, religious holidays and other special occasions.
Original Mexican wedding cookies were diamond shaped as the
diamond was seen to represent the symbol of innocence and purity
appropriate for a wedding. The cookies are also sprinkled with
white icing sugar powder in order to match with the rest of the
wedding décor, as Mexican weddings are traditionally all white
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