4 cup Flour
1 cup Butter
1½ cup Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 pinch Cloves
1 pinch Nutmeg
1 pinch Ginger
1 pinch Black Pepper
Milk
Speculaas are a traditional dutch biscuit or cookie baked on st. Nicholas' eve dec. 5.
Preheat oven to 325f. Mix all ingredients. Add milk until it makes a stiff paste that can be rolled out. Roll into sheets and then press blanched almonds and chopped candied peel on top, if you desire. Cut into rectangles roughly 2-by-4-inches and transfer to a greased cooking sheet. Bake until light brown.