Dessert for 18

Speculaas Cookies

Name: Speculaas Cookies
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground white pepper; 1/4 cup milk; 1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)

$0.76for 4115 minServes 18

Spiced butter cookie dough chills before baking into crisp, fragrant cookies with warm cinnamon and nutmeg flavors.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 3 oz$0.40/oz typical	3 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Milk, 2.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.09Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.39Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.44

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

115 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
18servings as written
$typical cost tier

German Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.19 per serving$0.76 for 4

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Ingredients

6 tbsp butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Steps

Beat butter and brown sugar until smooth.
Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and white pepper in a separate bowl.
Stir the dry mixture and milk into the butter mixture, then fold in the almonds.
Wrap the dough and chill it for 60 minutes.
Heat the oven to 350 F, roll the dough 1/4 inch thick, and cut it into cookies.
Bake the cookies on greased baking sheets for 10 to 12 minutes, then cool them for 10 minutes.