Belgian Spice Cookies (Speculoos)
These airy, crispy cookies from Belgium are all about warming holiday spice.
- Makes6 Dozen Cookies
- Cook Time1 hour
- Active time plus coolingplus cooling
- 2
Speculoos are Belgian spice cookies with a light, airy crispness. Creaming the butter and sugar until light and fluffy also is important, so make sure the butter is softened to cool room temperature, then beat in the stand mixer for the full 5 minutes. The dough can be cut in any shape, but the baking time may need to be adjusted if the cookies are much smaller or larger than 2 inches.
Tip
Don’t use light corn syrup in place of dark; light corn syrup lacks the caramel notes that mimics the flavor of the type of brown sugar (made from beets) traditionally used to make speculoos.
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