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Speculaas Cookies

Crisp and thin cookies layered with warm spice speculaas.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp speculaas spice
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and brown sugar, then beat in the egg.
  2. Stir in the flour, speculaas spice, and baking powder to form a firm dough.
  3. Wrap and chill 1 hour.
  4. Roll thin and cut into shapes or press into a speculaas mold.
  5. Bake at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes until crisp and golden; cool on a rack.

Notes

Roll the dough thin for that signature snap.