Folks-
I've been looking for a good recipe for the Dutch spice cookie known variously as Speculoos, Speculaas, or even Biscoff.
I didn't find it, but I found one I could start working on over at AllRecipes.
The problems with the AllRecipes recipe is that it's just not spice forward enough, and it honestly needs a touch of salt.
So here's my latest version of the recipe for Speculoos.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
3 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp cardamom
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 to 3 cups all purpose flour
Preheat over to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar until light brown. Mix in egg, salt, baking powder, and spices. Mix in flour half a cup at a time until a stiff dough forms. Press dough into cookie molds or roll out to 1/8" and cut out using cookie cutters or a pizza cutter or similar roller. Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet until firm but not hard (about 10 minutes). Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.
Note: I can't help thinking a tablespoon of molasses would be a good addition, added in with the egg.
