HOUSTON — Christmas came early for everyone who loves sweet treats! La Hacienda Bakery in East Houston is ringing in the holidays and spreading cheer with their latest take on conchas.

To make the most of the momentum from their new concha designs, Del Norte Panadería also tried some Christmas-themed conchas, with snowflakes inspired by the popular Disney movie Frozen.

Unfortunately, most conchas in Mexico (and in many Mexican bakeries in the U.S.) are terrible, mass-produced, artificially-flavored and artificially-colored dry bread buns topped with a flavorless ...