DUTCH SPECULAAS COOKIES (WITH SLIVERED ALMONDS ON TOP)
Taken from a little community cookbook "Cooking on Clogs" that has some great family recipes compiled by Dutch ladies especially for when they pined for typical Dutch recipes and treats that were not available to them shop-bought when they emmigrated to other countries. I like the fact that these cookies don't just specify the vague ingredient "speculaas kruiden" (spices) but actually tell you how to make the spice mix from scratch. Each region and many local bakers within regions had their own, often highly prized and highly secret mixture of spices,and competition between then to have the most popular was fierce. These differ from my other Speculaas recipe in that they contain aniseed and ginger in the mix, and also that they do not contain ground almonds within the cookie mixture, but feature slivered almonds on the top so they are more like the giant decorative speculaas that you will find in Dutch shops from late November in the run up to Sint Nicolas on December 5th. ZWT REGION: The Netherlands.
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 40 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Gradually add sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing well, until the dough forms a ball.
- Place on a floured surface and roll out very thinly until it's about 3 mm (1/8th inch) thick.
- Use cookie cutters to shape into desired forms
- Brush the tops with lightly beaten egg white.
- Decorate tops with slivered almonds.
- Bake at 190 C (375 F) for about 12 minutes or until light golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.3, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 13.4, Sodium 87.2, Carbohydrate 16.3, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 8.2, Protein 1.7
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