How to Make Speculaaspop, Speculoos, or Dutch Windmill Cookies

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate bars

Dark chocolate has less sugar, while chocolate bars can be cut into pieces for a cost-saving measure.

Start by creaming the softened butter and sugar together until it's nice and light and fluffy.

When the butter and sugar are nicely incorporated, add your egg, followed with your ground almonds and your spices.

Don't forget your lemon zest.

If you're using a stand mixer, make sure you occasionally stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well mixed.

Next, slowly work in your flour into the butter and spice mixture.

Once you've added all of your flour, then slowly add your milk about a tablespoon at a time, using about four tablespoons in total.

When your dough holds together when you squeeze it like this, and it feels like Play-Doh, then your dough is ready.

Divide your dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes before rolling.

When you're ready to fill your mold, roll out your dough in between two pieces of plastic wrap to avoid using flour.

When your dough is about 3/8 of an inch thick, prepare your mold by lightly dusting the interior with flour.

Invert the mold and tap to release any excess flour.

Fill your mold with pieces of your rolled dough, pressing it into every nook and cranny.

If the dough is rolled too thin, use extra scrap pieces to fill the mold.

Use a rolling pin to fuse all the layers together.

Once the mold is filled, use a sharp knife to scrape off the excess dough.

Save the extra dough to make more cookies.

To unmold the cookies, invert them onto a parchment lined baking tray and gently peel them out of the mold.

For a sheen, paint the cookies with a light coating of milk before baking.

Bake in a 350°F oven for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are just golden.

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