Spekulatius recipe

Spekulatius recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
The Spekulatius recipe is a traditional German Christmas cookie that has a rich and buttery flavor. This recipe yields deliciously spiced cookies with a crunchy texture, perfect for enjoying during the holiday season. The dough is made with a combination of ground almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, which gives these cookies their distinctively aromatic taste. Baking these treats will fill your home with the warm and comforting scents of Christmas.

Keywords: Spekulatius, German, Christmas cookie, spiced, and crunchy.

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Ingredients

500 g	flour
2 tsp	baking powder
2 drop(s)	almond oil
230 g	sugar
2 medium	eggs
1 tsp	vanilla
200 g	butter, softened
½ tsp	cinnamon, ground
¼ tsp	ginger, ground
115 g	almonds, ground

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200°C and grease a baking sheet.

Combine the flour and baking powder together in a bowl.

Add the eggs, sugar and spices and slowly work everything into a thick dough.

Add butter, ground almonds and ginger, mix well and add a little more flour to form a smooth dough.

Roll out the dough nice and thin and cut out the cookies with your favourite Christmas cookie cutters.

Place cookies onto greased baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.

Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a