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Dutch Speculaas Cookies Recipe
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Dutch Speculaas Cookies Recipe

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Experience the charm and warmth of Dutch culture with each bite of these delightful Speculaas Cookies that will fill your heart with holiday joy!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling Time 18 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dutch
Calories: 100
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp Speculaas spice mix
  • 160 g brown sugar
  • 113 g butter room temperature
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ½ tsp orange zest
  • sliced almonds optional
Speculaas Spice Mix
  • 3 ⅓ tbsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp aniseed
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • ¼ tsp ground coriander seed
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom
  • ¼ tsp ground mace

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
  2. Combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and Speculaas spice mix in a bowl.
    240 g all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp salt, 3 tbsp Speculaas spice mix
  3. Cream together the butter and the sugar until fluffy in the bowl of a stand mixer. You can make this dough without a mixer; it will just take a bit more time.
    160 g brown sugar, 113 g butter
  4. Slowly add in the flour and mix the ingredients together. They should resemble beach sand
  5. Mix in the orange zest.
    ½ tsp orange zest
  6. Add 1 tablespoon of milk and mix. Add the second tablespoon of milk and then mix slowly until a dough forms.
    2 tbsp milk
  7. Wrap the dough in a cloth or in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour or longer.
  8. Rollout the dough onto a floured surface to about 1/8th inch / 3mm thick
  9. Cut the cookies out with your favorite cookie cutters and lay sliced almonds onto the dough to make a design.
    sliced almonds
  10. Bake for about 12 minutes or until crispy.
  11. Allow them to cool on a cooling rack before serving them.
Speculaas Spice Mix
  1. Mix all spices together in a bowl.
    3 ⅓ tbsp cinnamon, ½ tsp ground nutmeg, ½ tsp ground cloves, ¼ tsp aniseed, ¼ tsp white pepper, ¼ tsp ground coriander seed, ¼ tsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp ground cardamom, ¼ tsp ground mace
  2. This makes about 3 TBSP of Speculaas Spice Mix. Just the right amount for this recipe.