I got these lovely heart-shaped buñuelos recently from my friends Nathan and Amy. I’m still not quite sure why they gave them to me, since Rami and I were attending a dinner party at their house at the time. Maybe it was a reverse-hostess gift? Maybe a just-because-you’re-a-sucker-for-cinnamon gift? In any case, I’m now totally enamored of these crunchy, cinnamon and sugar covered cookies.
If I have my story straight, Nathan and Amy discovered the cookies when they were shooting the wedding of the company’s owners here in Austin a few weeks ago. The couple handed out boxes of the cookies as favors, and Nathan and Amy ended up with several. (One of the perks of being a wedding photographer, I guess!) 444 Buñeolos Gourmet started in Mexico, and it has a branch in Austin. The cookies are currently made in Mexico and shipped to Texas, but the family that owns the business is planning to start making them here in Austin next year.
Yum. I’ll actually be in Austin for a long weekend this weekend, so I need to look this place up.
Jenn, I don’t know if they have a storefront or if they just do gift orders and bulk orders. There is an AWESOME Mexican bakery with delicious, but less adorable bunuelos called Chuys. They have dozens of different varieties of Mexican sweets– it is amazing!
I loooooooooooove buñuelos! I will have to look into this place.
These were soooo good! And they stayed fresh for a whole week after I opened the box.
These look so good!
They were very yummy. I thought of you when I was blogging them because they would fit perfectly with one of your geographically-based Mexican menus!
I’m so glad you (and Nathan & Amy) got to eat these!!!! Buñuelos were always my favorite at Christmastime and at weddings. When i was young I’d stuff my cheeks with them and let them dissolve (then wrap a few extra in a napkin and put them in my pocket.) These looks muy fancy – am v interested in having them for my birfday!
So, It’s a family business, and currently the cookies themselves are actually imported from Mexico, although they have plans to start making them locally here in Austin in 2012. But you can order online and I think they’re planning to have a kiosk at Barton Creek Mall over the Holidays, dishing up Christmas Tree shaped yummers.
Thanks for the scoop, Nathan! I’m editing the post to include this information.
You can find 444 Bunuelos Gourmet at the Barton Creek Mall, just beside the Santa Claus.