HOW TO MAKE AUTHENTIC SPECULOOS COOKIES
Speculoos cookies are lightly spiced and shaped in different forms. Making speculoos cookies is a child-friendly activity. Try making speculoos around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The times indicated below are for preparing ALL the cookies. Each batch takes about 15 minutes to bake.
Provided by Belgian Foodie
Categories Dessert
Time 3h10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together.
- Add one egg at a time, mixing about 30 to 60 seconds after each one.
- In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and spices. Then add about 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture. Mix lightly until incorporated. Repeat in 2 steps for the next 2/3 of the flour mixture.
- Make a ball with the dough. Knead gently on a floured cutting board only to make sure all ingredients are mixed well together. If the dough sticks to your hands or the cutting board, add a little more flour until it's no longer sticky. Wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap and put in refrigerator. Leave at least 30 minutes. I usually leave it overnight. It can stay in the refrigerator 24 hours without any problems.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator about 15 minutes before rolling. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C (see notes below). Cut dough in three parts. Flatten the first part. Roll it out on a floured cutting board until the dough is about 1/12 inch / 2 millimeters thick. A little thicker is ok too. Be careful not to roll the dough too thin or else the cookies will break or burn. Gather the remaining dough and roll it out again to create new shapes.
- Use your cookie cutters to create shapes. Place the cut-out shapes of dough onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Put the filled baking sheet into the oven (on the middle rack). Let bake until the cookies are lightly brown on top (about 15 minutes). Remove cookies from oven and let them cool on a rack.
- While you bake each pan of cookies, continue rolling out the rest of the dough. You will thus roll-out and bake simultaneously. Therefore the time indicated for rolling out and baking will overlap to a large extent.
- After all the cookies are baked and cooled off, enjoy! If you create shapes the size of my cookies in the photo, you will make about 45 cookies per egg. Share with friends!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 54 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 12 mg, Fiber 0.2 g, Sugar 4 g, UnsaturatedFat 1.1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BELGIAN SPICE COOKIES (SPECULOOS)
Belgian Spice Cookies or Speculoos are amazingly crispy, crunchy and delicious. They're not too sweet with a crunchy honeycomb-type structure. If you like the Delta Biscoff, you'll love these cookies.
Provided by Chula King
Categories Cookies
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Add turbinado sugar to food processor fitted with steel blade. Process for 30 seconds to break down sugar crystals. (See Tip 4)
- Add the chilled butter to the food processor. Process until butter is incorporated with the sugar, about 30 seconds. Add the egg. Process until incorporated, about 10 seconds.
- Add the dry ingredients to the sugar/butter mixture in the food processor. Process until flour is well incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Transfer cookie dough to gallon Ziploc bag. Leaving the top open, roll the dough into an even layer that fills the bag. As you roll, turn the bag occasionally and lift the plastic from the dough so that it doesn't cause creases. Seal the bag, and place in freezer for at least 30 minutes. See (Tips 5 and 6)
- Preheat oven to 300°F
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Put the ziploc bag on a cutting board and slit it open. Turn the firm dough onto a parchment lined board or counter; discard the bag. Trim the four sides of the dough with a fluted pastry wheel cutter. Using a ruler as a guide and a fluted pastry cutter wheel, cut the dough into 32 1-1/4 inch rectangles. (See Tip 7)
- Bake at 300°F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 20 minutes.
- Yield: 32 Belgian Spice Cookies. (See Tip 8)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 69 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 13 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 5 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SPECULOOS (BELGIAN SPICE COOKIES)
You will love these speculoos, spicy and crispy Belgian spice cookies.
Provided by Karen Kerr
Categories Dessert
Yield 72 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix together the cinnamon, coriander, and allspice in a small bowl. Remove one teaspoon of the spice mixture and place it in another bowl, along with the white sugar.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking soda, cloves, and the rest of the spice mixture and whisk.
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle, beat the butter, brown sugar, and salt on high for about 5 minutes, until fluffy and light. Add the corn syrup and water and mix for 30 seconds more.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half and lightly knead each half a couple of times. Press each into 8 inch squares. Wrap one in plastic wrap while you work with the other half.
- Roll one half of the dough out to 1/8 inch thick between two layers of parchment paper.
- Using a 2 inch round, square, or rectangle cookie cutter, cut the dough and gently lift the cut cookies to a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1/2 inch apart.
- If you like, you can use a smaller cookie cutter to make an imprint on the cookies. Poke a few holes in the center with a toothpick.
- Re-roll the scraps and cut more cookies. Sprinkle with the reserved sugar and spice mixture. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before baking.
- Bake the cookies in the center of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes, rotating halfway through. Cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Repeat with the rest of the cookie dough.
Nutrition Facts :
BELGIAN SPICE (SPECULAAS) COOKIES
I don't make this often, but my great grandmother brought this to the United States when she emigrated from Belgium in the 1910's. I thought I should write it down somewhere I couldn't lose it. She made these like icebox cookies, but she said that in Belgium the bakers would have cookie molds of pretty shapes carved into wooden slabs. They would press the dough over the slabs, then turn the slabs upside down over a cookie sheet, give it a sharp tap and the cookies would fall onto the sheet ready for baking. (Note: I'm not at all sure how many this makes, my estimate was a total guess)
Provided by Miu8843
Categories Dessert
Time P1DT10m
Yield 4 dozen cookies, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream together first four ingredients.
- Sift together dry ingredients, pour into creamed ingredients.
- Stir until blended.
- Stir in the pecans.
- Form the dough into long rolls on wax paper and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
- Slice very thin (the family can't agree how thin "very" is) and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 17.9, Sodium 72.9, Carbohydrate 29.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14.3, Protein 2.3
SPECULAAS COOKIES
A delicious, traditional Dutch holiday cookie that tastes similar to gingerbread. Simple, quick, wonderful! As we Dutchies say, 'eet smakelijk!'
Provided by xcgrl604
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Dutch
Time 30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust 2 baking sheets with flour.
- Combine brown sugar and butter together in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, cinnamon, baking powder, cloves, and nutmeg. Mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough comes together.
- Shape dough into cookies by hand or using cookie cutters. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not hard, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 28.1 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 27.3 mg, Sugar 8.9 g
SPECULAAS COOKIES
When imprinting the fragrant spiced cookie dough with springerle molds, stop frequently to clean the patterns with the tip of a skewer. This allows for a better impression in the dough and resulting cookie.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 32 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, mace, white pepper, and cloves in a large bowl.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in half the flour mixture. Beat in water, then remaining flour mixture. Shape into 3 disks. Pat each to a 1-inch thickness, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Dust surface and springerle mold lightly with confectioners' sugar. Roll out dough to a 1/4- to 3/8-inch thickness (deeper molds will need thicker dough). Cut a piece of dough about the size of the mold. Press mold firmly into dough, flip over, and gently roll over dough with a rolling pin. Flip over, and press onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a knife, trim excess dough. Gently coax dough out of mold with fingertips and onto a baking sheet. Repeat, spacing cookies 1 inch apart, and placing same-size cookies on same sheet. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place 1 sheet of cookies in oven, and immediately reduce temperature to 250. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cookies are set and just beginning to turn light gold around edges, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
SPECULAAS
Here is a recipe for the St. Nicholas Day treat (also called speculoos or Dutch windmill cookies) enjoyed in Belgium and the Netherlands. They are traditionally molded into the shape of windmills, but these crisp, almond-y spice cookies will turn out well if you roll out the dough and cut out any shape you like. This version is an adaptation of one found in Anita Chu's book, "Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable."
Provided by Laura Anderson
Categories brunch, dessert
Time 30m
Yield About 3 1/2 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Using a food processor, finely grind the almonds with 2 tablespoons of the flour. Whisk together ground almonds with the rest of the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until combined.
- With the mixer on low speed, add in the flour mixture and mix until just moistened and combined.
- Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap well with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least three hours, but preferably overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies and place on sheets about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through, until firm and lightly golden around the edges. Cool sheets on wire racks for a couple minutes before transferring cookies directly onto wire racks with a spatula to finish cooling.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 64, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 32 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BELGIAN SPICE COOKIES
Categories Cookies Mixer Chocolate Ginger Dessert Bake Christmas Kid-Friendly Spice Winter Bon Appétit Small Plates
Yield Makes 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until light. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into rectangle. Wrap with plastic; chill 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. Roll out 1 dough piece on lightly floured work surface to 13 x 9-inch rectangle. Trim edges to form 12x8-inch rectangle. Cut into 24 4x1-inch rectangles. Lightly press miniature cookie cutter into each rectangle to make imprints (do not cut through dough). Arrange cookies on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake until edges begin to darken, about 8 minutes. Transfer cookies to rack and cool. Repeat with remaining dough piece.
- Working with 1 cookie at a time, brush imprints with melted white chocolate. Sprinkle colored sugar generously over chocolate. Let stand until chocolate sets, about 2 hours. Shake off excess colored sugar. (Can be made ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week, or freeze up to 1 month.)
SPECULAAS COOKIES OR SPICY SINTERKLASS CAKES
This traditional Dutch cookie recipe came with a mold I got 20 years ago. Speculaas is a corruption of the Latin speculum (mirror). The dough is pressed into carved molds that can be used for wall decorations. When turned out onto the cookie sheet, the picture appears as its mirror image, hence the name. In the Sinterklass season they are available in 2/3 cookie size to huge thick men and women up to 1 pound known as lovers. If molds are not available, roll dough to desired thickness and use gingerbread man cutter or other cutter shapes. They are great to make ahead around Christmas because they last a long time.
Provided by Harriet A. Schipper
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Dutch
Time 1h30m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, dissolve the brown sugar in milk. Combine the flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar and milk. Mix in 2 tablespoons of almonds and candied citron. Cut in the butter until it starts to form a dough, then knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Cover dough and chill for about 1 hour for easier handling.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust a wooden speculaas mold lightly with cornstarch. Firmly press the dough into the mold. Run a knife around the edges to trim off excess dough. Gently lift dough out of the mold or tap out onto a cookie sheet. Press remaining almond slivers into cookies to match the designs.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the edges begin to darken. If your cookies are more than 1/2 inch thick, bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for up to 30 minutes. Cool cookies on wire racks to crisp. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a month. The flavor will get better with age.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.9 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 56.1 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
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