Best Speculaas Dutch Style Gingerbread Biscuits Recipes

DUTCH SPECULAAS

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These Dutch spice cookies taste similar to the windmill cookies we enjoy in the United States. In Holland, it's tradition to mold the dough into the shape of St. Nicholas and serve the baked cookies on Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas Day). -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon molasses
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely ground almonds
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, molasses and orange zest. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, ginger and cardamom. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a parchment-lined surface, roll a small amount of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Use a floured cookie stamp to press design into dough, then cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters, leaving 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps, if desired., Transfer parchment with dough to cookie sheet. If dough has warmed, place baking sheet in refrigerator until it firms up, about 10-15 minutes. Bake at 350° until edges are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 65mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

SPECULAAS (DUTCH STYLE GINGERBREAD BISCUITS)

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These are one of our family's favorite dutch cookies (they bake thin and crisp so they are more of a biscuit than a cookie, thus the name)

Provided by Lisa 'Gayle' Goff

Categories Other Snacks

Time 2h30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

7 oz self-rising cake flour
4 oz soft brown sugar
2 Tbsp *speculaas spice (this is very authentic and hard to find, see recipe below to make your own)
1 pinch salt
5 oz chilled real butter (do not use margarine)
1 Tbsp milk

Steps:

1. Combine flour, sugar, spice and salt
2. Dice the butter and mix into the flour using a pastry cutter or two knives then add milk and with your hands quickly knead all into a firm dough (do this quickly so the heat from your hands does not warm the dough too much)
3. wrap the dough in saran wrap and let rest at least 2 hours but overnight is preferable to develope the spice flavor
4. Pre heat oven to 375
5. Roll dough into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes
6. Cool on a wire rack, break into pieces to serve.
7. * Speculaas spice: 1/2 Cup Cinnamon 1/4 Cup Cloves 1/4 Cup Nutmeg 1/2 Cup Ground Ginger 1/4 Cup Cardamom 1/8 Cup White Pepper (You can use a pre-made gingerbread spice but it will not be the same, the gingerbread spices have allspice and no cardamom or white pepper, but use what ever suits your tastes)