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Speculaas or Dutch Windmill Cookies

by on November 16, 2010 in Cookies, Desserts November 16, 2010 CookiesDesserts
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My name is Erin Raatjes and I’m Dutch and like windmill cookies. Recently I encountered cookie masquerading as a windmill cookie! They were a hoax! Impostors! That got me thinking about windmill cookies. I found a recipe from a friend in Iowa—where the real Dutch live. Made up a batch. Spicy and wonderful. Sure, they aren’t in a windmill shape but at least they taste better than those silly sugar cookies did.

Ingredients

  • 3-½ cups Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon Cloves
  • ½ teaspoons Ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 cup Butter, Softened
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1-¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
  • ¾ cups Sliced Almonds, Plus More For Topping, If Desired

Preparation

Combine the flour, baking soda, all the spices and the salt. Set aside.

Cream the butter, vanilla, and both sugars, until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs and blend well.

Add the dry ingredients. Stir in the almonds.

Divide the dough into four and form each one into a disk. Wrap each section in plastic wrap and chill overnight.

When ready to bake, allow the dough to warm up a bit so you can roll it out. Roll to about 1/4 inch thickness; cut.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

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mama2dutchies on 11.18.2010

Lekker! I can’t wait to make these :)

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goliadyaya on 12.28.2010

My husband and I remember buying these cookies in bulk as children. I have not seen them in the stores for many years. This was our new “try” recipe for Christmas.

THEY WERE FANTASTIC!

Nice spice flavor, easy to follow recipe, and even better than those store bought cookies. This recipe will be used many times.

FYI: We made cookies w/2 of the disc then made the other 2 disc several days later….still great!

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