Speculaas (dutch Spice Cookies Or Windmill Cookies)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter (room temp)
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter. add egg.
• 2 add remaining ingredients and stir to form a stiff dough.
• 3 if making the cookies without a mold, roll the dough into cylinders that are the diameter of your desired cookies.*
• 4 freeze for at least 20-30 minutes.
• 5 slice the chilled dough into thin (~1/4 inch) rounds and place on a cookie sheet. cookies will spread a little bit upon baking.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
• 7 *also chill dough before pressing into molds or using cookie cutters.