Spekulatius Biscuits

Spekulatius, or Spekulaas, is a shortbread biscuit from the North German, Dutch, and Belgian region. It makes for a nice wintery snack.

Ingredients

• 35g / ⅓ cup ground almonds
• 70g / ⅓ cup butter
• 75g / ⅜ cups brown sugar
• ½ egg
• ½ tsb cinnamon
• Some muscat
• Knife point of ground clove
• ½ tsp cardamom
• 1 pinch of ground ginger
• Zest of ½ lemon
• 1 cup / 180g flour
• ½ tsp baking powder

Instructions

• Mix butter and sugar.
• Add egg.
• Add spices and lemon zest.
• Add flour and baking powder and knead into a dough.
• Store in the fridge for an hour.
• Roll out the dough to 3mm height.
• Cut out pieces and bake for 10 minutes at 180°C / 350°F.