A friend brought me some Dutch cookie molds, so I decided to make some traditional speculaas cookies.
It was a lot of work. I can see why people buy speculaas cookies rather than make them from scratch. Even so, they were very good. I made both regular speculaas cookies and a low carb, sugar free version.
You can watch my video here…
Speculaas Cookie Recipe
1/2 cup cold butter
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used only 1/2 tsp)
1 3/4 flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cardamom (I omitted this)
Blend together butter and sugars. Add egg, and beat well. Add vanilla. Stir in flour and the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes. If you refrigerate longer, you may need to let the dough sit out for a bit before forming cookies.
To form cookies, take a small bit of the dough and press into prepared wooden cookie mold.
To prepare the mold, you will want to spread oil over the cutout section of the mold. You may want to brush it with oil several times before the first use, this prepares the mold to make release of the cookie dough easier.
Once the dough has been formed in the mold, slowly remove the dough from the mold. This may take some time to figure out. Don’t worry if the dough falls apart as you remove it from the mold, as you can just press the dough again. We did find this step to be time consuming.
Gently place cookie on a baking sheet. I used parchment paper on my pan, but it is not necessary. Bake in a 350 degree F oven until done. Times will vary, so keep a close eye on your cookies.
Low Carb Sugar Free Speculaas Cookies Recipe
3/4 cup butter
3 Tablespoons sweetener, I use Pyure
1 1/4 cup my baking blend
1/4 teaspoon xantham gum
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
Alternate ingredients:
If you have a mix for speculaas spices, then use 1 1/2 tablespoons instead of the mixed spices.
If you do not have my baking blend, use:
1/8 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 cup Oat fiber
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 Tablespoon Pyure or sweetener of your choice.
1 egg
Mix together. You can either use the dough in cookie molds, or roll out and cut with cookie cutters, or even shape into cookies and bake in 350 degree F over until done.