🇧🇪 Belgium cuisine · #20

Belgian Speculoos

Belgian Speculoos
Time60 min
Serves30
Ingredients9

Thin, crisp biscuits of caramelised brown sugar and cinnamon, served with coffee in every Belgian café — the origin of the famous biscuit spread.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cream butter with brown sugar, then beat in the egg.
  2. Add flour, spices, soda and salt, knead and chill overnight to deepen the flavour.
  3. Roll very thin (3 mm) and cut rectangles or press into moulds.
  4. Bake at 170°C for 12–15 minutes until the edges darken; cool to crisp.