Speculoos, also known as Speculaas or Windmill Cookies, are a holiday cookie that is traditionally made for the Feast of St. Nicholas in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time11 minutesmins
Chilling1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr31 minutesmins
Servings: 36
Ingredients
1/2cupbutter
1/2cupwhite sugar
3/4cupbrown sugar
1egg
1 1/2teaspoonvanilla
1/4teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
2 1/2teaspooncinnamon
3/4teaspoonnutmeg
1/2teaspoonginger
1/4teaspooncardamom
1 3/4cupflour
cinnamon sugar
Instructions
Cream the butter with the sugar until well mixed. Really, really well mixed, cream for 5-10 minutes in a stand mixer until the mixture is lemon yellow and fluffy.
1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar
Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
1 egg, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In a separate bowl combine the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamon and flour. Then add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl. Mix until the flour is just mixed in, but don't over mix.
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Place the dough balls on a well floured table or pastry board.
Use a cookie stamp to flatten the balls until they are 1/4 inch thick. Keep the cookie stamp well floured, dipping in flour after every use. Use a knife to move the stamped cookies to a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper.
You can also use a springerle rolling pin or cookie cutters to shape the cookies if you don't have cookie stamp.
Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with cinnamon sugar.
cinnamon sugar
Bake for 11 minutes, until lightly brown around the edges.