Ingredients: |
1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tbsp speculaas spices * 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 stick butter 2 tbsp milk a few drops vanilla extract | . | . |
* speculaas spices ------------------ 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp mace 3 tsp cinnamon |
There are several things you can make with this dough. One is called 'pepernoten' or 'kruidnoten', spicy nuts: I put a chunk of dough on the counter, and use a 1/2 tsp measuring spoon to cut small equal amounts from the dough. These I roll into balls and press onto a cookie sheet. You can get 100-200 on a sheet.
In Holland, we use carved planks to shape cookies of various sizes, but you can also roll out the dough to about 1/8" thick, and use cookie cutters.
Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes. They are done when the bottoms just start turning a little dark. When cooled, they are quite hard.
enjoy!