Dandy's San Nicolas Cookies
Mexico bakery known for San Nicolas cookies, buttery arrowroot shortbread pressed with the image of the saint.
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Overview
Dandy's on J.P. Rizal Street in Barangay Parian sells local pastries, above all the panecillo de San Nicolas: a buttery shortbread of arrowroot flour, egg yolk and coconut milk, pressed in moulds showing Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Locals say the cookies have miraculous powers. It opens daily from 7am to 7pm.
What to order
- Panecillo de San Nicolas
- Local pastries
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