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Dutch St. Nicholas Cookies Speculaas Speculoos Spekulatius

Dutch St. Nicholas Cookies / Speculaas / Speculoos / Spekulatius

A Dutch cookie for the Feast of Saint Nicholas, but enjoyed throughout the Christmas season.
Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 270 g unsalted butter room temperature
  • 200 g brown sugar
  • 400 g all-purpose flour
  • 100 g finely ground almond flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 15 g speculaas spice mix
  • 2 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • To a mixer, add the butter, sugar, salt, and speculaas spice mix. Mix on medium speed until well combined.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add the flour, almond flour, and milk. Mix just until combined.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
  • Roll out the refrigerated dough thinly. Cut out using traditional wooden speculaas molds or regular Christmas cookie cutters.
  • Place the cookies on parchment lined baking sheets and bake in a 180C/350F preheated oven for 10-13 minutes or until just lightly golden around the edges.
  • Let cool on a rack and enjoy on St. Nicholas Day, December 6th, or throughout the Christmas season. Eet smakelijk!

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Notes

A good recipe for Speculaas spice mix can be found here.