SPECULAAS
I believe another name for Windmill Cookies is Speculaas. The spices "speculaaskruiden" make this cookie so distinctive and were imported centuries ago from the far east.
Provided by ICECATS
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Belgian
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the flour with spices, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and mix well.
- Stir in by hand half the flour mixture, then add the remaining flour and almonds. Mix with a wooden spoon or knead with hands.
- Divide dough into four parts, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for several hours. (If you are using a mold, chill it as well.)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and grease two cookie sheets.
- Remove one quarter of the dough from the refrigerator and flatten it with your hands. Oil your mold and lightly flour it. Using your fingers, press dough firmly into the mold. Trim any excess dough from the mold with a knife.
- Transfer the cookies onto greased cookie sheets with a spatula, spacing about one inch apart.
- Refrigerate dough trimming to be rerolled later. Lightly flour but do not re-oil cookie mold.
- Repeat process with remaining dough. When cookie sheets are full, bake cookies for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Store in a covered tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.9 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 56.2 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 151.6 mg, Sugar 22.5 g
SPECULAAS (DUTCH WINDMILL COOKIES)
My grandpa taught me how to make these authentic Dutch windmill cookies, using his wood cookie forms that have passed through the generations. Today, they can be made into any shape you like, using cookie cutters.
Provided by RyGuy
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 24-36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat the butter 30 seconds or until softened.
- Combine the remaining ingredients, except for the almonds, in a small bowl.
- Add half of this mixture into the butter. Stir until mixed.
- Add the remaining flour mixture and 1/3 cup almonds and stir until mixed.
- Divide dough in half.
- On lightly floured surface roll one portion ot the dough to 1/8" thickness.
- Cut into desired shapes, place on greased cookie sheet and decorate with remaining almonds (if desired).
- Repeat with second half of dough.
- Bake at 350 degrees 8-10 minutes, or until browned.
- Cool on cookie sheet one minute.
- Remove and allow to cool.
WINDMILL COOKIES
Categories Cookies Nut Dessert Bake Christmas Almond Spice Winter Chill Cinnamon Party Nutmeg Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 8 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Stir together baking soda and water until baking soda is dissolved.
- Beat together butter, brown sugar, and baking soda mixture with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Whisk together flour, salt, and spices, then mix into butter mixture until combined well. Stir in almonds. Form dough into 3 (10- by 3-inch) logs and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze logs until firm, about 4 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Keeping remaining logs frozen, cut 1 log crosswise into slices slightly less than 1/4 inch thick and arrange slices 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in middle of oven until set, 12 to 14 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool. Slice and bake remaining dough in same manner.
DUTCH WINDMILL COOKIE SLICES
These will remind you of the windmill cookies you loved to dunk in your milk as a child or your coffee not that so long ago. You can roll these out and cut with cookie cutters too, if you like.
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Cookies
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Mix butter, sugar and sour cream. Add dry ingredients. Mix well and form into rolls and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. Slice 1/4 inch thickness or a little more. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375^ for 10-15 minutes. --- If rolling out for cookie chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Dip cutter in flour and cut in desired shapes. and bake as above.
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