Brown Butter Speculaas
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Speculaas is a spiced cookie made with browned butter, sugar, eggs and flour, flavoured with speculoos spice mix, cinnamon and nutmeg. Taking just 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to bake, these treats suit anyone looking for a warm, aromatic biscuit with traditional spice flavours.
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Ingredients
- 250 gbutter
- 200 gsugar
- 50 gspeculoos spice mix
- 10 gsalt
- 2eggs
- 300 gflour
- 15 gbaking powder
- 5 gnutmeg
- 5 gcinnamon
- 2butterfly pepper
- 1 mlvanilla extract
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Continue stirring until the butter turns a light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Tip: Be careful, as the butter will foam and smell nutty.
- 3
Remove the browned butter from the heat and stir in the sugar until well combined.
- 4
Add the speculoos spice mix, salt, eggs, flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon to the browned butter mixture. Mix until a dough forms.
Tip: Be careful not to overmix.
- 5
Scoop the dough into balls, about 20g each. Roll each ball between your hands to shape into a desired shape.
Tip: Use a fork to create a crisscross pattern on top of the cookies, if desired.
- 6
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Tip: Keep an eye on the cookies, as they can burn quickly.
- 7
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes.
Tip: Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 8
Once the cookies are cool, use a small amount of melted butter to attach a small piece of speculoos spice mix to the back of each cookie, if desired.
Tip: This will help the cookies stick together when stacked.
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