Speculaas Cookies

Speculaas cookies, flavored with a spice mix of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, are traditional Dutch holiday cookies that taste similar to gingerbread.

Speculaas Cookies

Course: CuisineCuisine: Dutch
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups — brown sugar

  • 1 cup — unsalted butter, softened

  • 1 — egg

  • 1 ½ teaspoons — ground cinnamon

  • 1 teaspoon — baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon — ground cloves

  • ½ teaspoon — ground nutmeg

  • 3 cups — all-purpose flour

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust two baking sheets with flour.
  • Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, cinnamon, baking powder, cloves, and nutmeg. Mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough comes together.
  • Shape dough into cookies by hand or using cookie cutters; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not hard, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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