Speculaas - dutch square spice cookies
36 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Milk |
| ⅓ | cup | Dk. brown sugar;firmly packed |
| ¾ | Stick unsalted butter; softened, cut into bits | |
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Double-acting baking powder |
| 1 | tablespoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground mace |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground anise seed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground cardamom |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Freshly grated nutmeg |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 36 | Blanched whole almonds; lightly toasted | |
Directions
Source: Gannet Newspaper 12/94
Store bought speculaas get their distinctive square shape from a mold, but the cookie can be made without a mold.
In a small bowl, stir together milk and brown sugar. In a bowl combine butter, flour, baking powder, spices, salt. Add brown sugar mixture.
On a lightly floured work surface, knead the dough until smooth.
Form the dough into a 1¼-inch square log and cut into 36 ¼-inch thick slices. Arrange the slices 1" apart on a lightly buttered baking sheet and center an almond on each slice, pressing it in slightly.
Bake cookies in batches in middle shelf of a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
Transfer the cookies carefully to racks to cool. They will become firmer and crisp as they cool.
From the recipe files of suzy@...
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:08:29 -0400 (EDT) From: suzy <suzy@...>
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