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Speculoos
Belgium
Made throughout Belgium in the weeks before St Nicholas Day on 6 December.
Belgian spiced biscuits — thin, crispy and intensely flavoured with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cardamom. Made famous globally by the Lotus brand.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
12 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
435 kcal
Serves
24
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gplain flour
200gdark brown sugar
125gbutter, softened
1egg
2 tspcinnamon
1 tspginger
0.5 tspcloves
0.5 tspcardamom
1 tspbaking powder
Method
1
Beat butter and sugar. Add egg. Mix in flour, spices and baking powder.
2
Chill dough 1 hour. Roll thin — 3mm. Cut into shapes.
3
Bake at 175°C for 10-12 minutes until golden.
4
Cool completely — they crisp as they cool.
Chef's Tip
Roll the dough as thin as possible — thick speculoos lose the essential crispness.
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