Baking Christmas Spiced Cookies Speculaas.

Sift the plain flour and baking powder together.

Add cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon to the flour mixture.

Grate lemon zest and finely chop it, then add to the mixture.

Microwave cold butter for about 30 seconds until softened.

Mix in custard sugar and beat until the mixture is pale and white.

Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly.

Gradually introduce the almond meal and then the dry flour mixture, adding one tablespoon of milk to combine.

Knead the dough until it forms a ball, then wrap in plastic wrap and flatten it.

Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Roll out the chilled dough to about 4mm thickness.

Use a mold to cut out shapes from the dough, oiling the mold to prevent sticking.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.

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