Speculaas - Dutch Cookies

Total Time: 8 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and milk in a bowl.
• 2 stir until smooth.
• 3 in another bowl, sift the dry ingredients and blend in the butter until the mixture is like cornmeal.
• 4 add the sugar and milk mixture and the almonds.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 wrap in foil, or wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 roll out the dough pretty thin.
• 8 use christmas cookie cutters (or a windmill or other shaped cookie cutter if it isn't christmas).
• 9 dust the cutter well with flour to be sure it doesn't stick.
• 10 place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 10- 12 minutes.
• 11 remove and cool.