Speculoos (Work in Progress)

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.