St. Nicholas Speculaas
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick of unsalted butter softened
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp ginger
- 2 C all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and mix until incorporated.
- Next, add in the baking powder, baking soda, and spices and beat for one additional minute.
- Sift in the flour, starting with ½ cup and gradually adding in the rest. Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge, preferably overnight.
- Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness on a floured surface.
- Press your cookie mold or cutter into the dough to form cookies and place them on parchment, then freeze for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from tray.