Crispy Cookies Speculaas European traditions in the preparation of cookies, especially Christmas cookies, are increasingly entering our lives. And it's not strange! After all, they are so delicious and crunchy, and so remind us of a holiday and a fireplace. Specula - the traditional "winter" biscuits of Belgium and Holland, and for Christmas you can try it in Germany. The cookies turn out to be crispy and fragrant, such that you can hear throughout the kitchen! Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, and even pepper are typical spices used in the preparation of this cookie. Almond petals give the final touch and a pleasant aftertaste. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!
Ingredients:- Wheat Flour 200 g
- Brown sugar 100 g
- Butter 100 g
- Milk 3 tbsp. l.
- Soda 1 tsp.
- Orange 1 pc.
- Salt 1 pinch
- Cinnamon powder 1 tsp.
- Ginger dry 1 tsp.
- Carnation powder 1 tsp.
- Ground nutmeg 1 tsp.
- Eggs chicken 1 pc.
- Almond petals 2 tbsp. l.
- Step 1 You will need flour, butter, cane sugar, milk, orange, salt, soda and spices (cloves, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg).
- Step 2 Mix the flour, sugar, soda, spices and salt.
- Step 3 Grate the orange peel on a thin grater.
- Step 4 Add butter at room temperature and milk. Knead the soft dough.
- Step 5 Knead the dough until it is well behind the hands.
- Step 6 Turn the dough into food film and put in the refrigerator for an hour or in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Step 7 After a while, put the dough between two sheets of parchment and roll it into a thin layer.
- Step 8 Cut out the cookies using molds. From the stumps of the dough to form the balls and continue to cut until the dough is over. Put on parchment.
- Step 9 Lubricate the egg whites and lay the almond petals.
- Step 10 Bake in oven at 180 ° C for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown &