Rosquillo
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{{About|the Philippine cookie|the Spanish doughnut sometimes known as "rosquillas"|Rosca}}
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| country = Philippines
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| main_ingredient = Flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and baking powder
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Rosquillos are Philippine cookies made from flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and baking powder. They were originally created by Margarita “Titay” T. Frasco in 1907 in Liloan, Cebu.{{cite book|author=Angelo Comsti|title =The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and stories from our home kitchen|publisher =Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd|year =2014|page=132–133|isbn =9789814634946}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cebu-tourism.techcellar.net/77/|title=Rosquillos|publisher=Cebu Tourism|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226070348/http://www.cebu-tourism.techcellar.net/77/|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|author=Pia Lim-Castillo|editor =Richard Hosking|title =Eggs in Cookery: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery 2006|chapter =Eggs in Philippine Church Architecture and its Cuisine|publisher =Oxford Symposium|year =2007|page=122–123|isbn =9781903018545}} The name means "ringlet" in Spanish (from rosca, "ring") and was reputedly coined by Philippine President Sergio Osmeña.{{cite web|url=http://www.onecebu.com/travel/destination-guide-reviews/information-3532.html|title=Titay's Liloan Rosquillos and Delicacies: Liloan Pride|author=Lovebel G. Talisic|publisher=OneCebu|access-date=July 9, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingcebu.com/bits-and-pieces/rosquillos-from-cebu/|title=Titay's Rosquillos|author=Burt Lao|publisher=Everything Cebu|access-date=July 9, 2012|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714013457/http://www.everythingcebu.com/bits-and-pieces/rosquillos-from-cebu/|url-status=dead}}
Despite sharing the name, Philippine rosquillos are not related to the Spanish rosquillos (better known as rosquillas, roscos, or rosquillos de vino), which are more akin to baked doughnuts.{{cite book|author=Christopher Howse|title =A Pilgrim in Spain|publisher =A&C Black|year =2011|page=72|isbn = 9780826497697}}{{cite web|url=http://pinoy-cooking.com/recipes/regional/cebu|title=Cebu|publisher=Pinoy Food Recipes|access-date=December 26, 2014}}
There are two notable variants of rosquillos, differing in shape. The first is galletas del Carmen, which is flower-shaped and does not have a hole in the center. The other is galletas de bato (lit. "stone [mill] cracker"), which has a hole in the center but does not have a crenelated edge.{{cite book |last1=Polistico |first1=Edgie |title=Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary |date=2017 |publisher=Anvil Publishing, Incorporated |isbn=9786214200870 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iz8_DwAAQBAJ&q=Galletas+de+patatas+philippines&pg=PT283}}{{cite web |last1=Orillos |first1=Jenny |title=Top 10 Favorite Pinoy Biskwit |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/46373/top-10-favorite-pinoy-biskwit |website=Spot.ph |access-date=March 26, 2019}}