Speculaas cookies are traditionally thin, crisp, dark-brown windmill-shaped cookies that originated in the Netherlands. Add them to your holiday cookie tradition this year!

Feb 16, 2024 · In the Netherlands, speculaas are as synonymously Dutch as tulips, windmills, wooden clogs and Gouda cheese. Speculaas are warmly spiced, crispy biscuit cookies …

Apr 15, 2025 · This speculaas cookies recipe is flavored with a spice mix of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. They're a Dutch holiday cookie that tastes like gingerbread.

Oct 18, 2024 · Traditionally speculaas cookies are made in wooden molds that give it the specific shape. But no worries if you don’t have one, you can still enjoy an authentic Dutch speculaas …

Fragrant, spicy, and delicate, speculaas cookies are a specialty most commonly associated with winter, most notably St. Nicholas Day and Christmas. These shortcrust biscuits come from the …

Nov 23, 2019 · Speculoos are likewise popular in the Netherlands (speculaas or Dutch windmill cookies) and Germany (spekulatius). This speculoos recipe creates those perfectly delicious, …

Dec 1, 2025 · Speculaas Recipe from “Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable” Adapted by Laura Anderson Updated Dec. 1, 2025

Dec 16, 2025 · Speculaas is a crisp, brown, richly spiced, thin shortcrust cookie from the Netherlands. This cookie is traditionally made to celebrate St. Nicholas’ Day (also called the …

I also have a special tulip cutter in my collection, and I cut out some Speculaas with these, too. But any Christmassy shape will look charming, and hearts always look lovely.

Speculaas have a wonderful spicy almond flavor with a soft, almost cake-like, texture. With Demo Video