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a crumbly shortbread cookie
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Traditionally made with lard, anise, and cinnamon, bizcochitos are a crisp, crumbly shortbread often served during holidays and celebrations.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Place flour, butter, sugar, lemon zest, and salt in food processor bowl; pulse until mixture is crumbly, about 10 pulses.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Place flour, butter, sugar, lemon zest, and salt in food processor bowl; pulse until mixture is crumbly, about 10 pulses.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Crumbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumbly. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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