Speculaas Holland Cookies for Sinterklaas

The yummy almonds,spices and brown sugar are a great combo.These cookies are made to celebrate Sinterklaas in Holland.This recipe is from Bust magazine.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-8
• Yields: 8-14 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  blanched almond
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons milk
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. For the dough stir together 1 1/2 cups flour with 1/3 cup flour,baking soda,salt,cinnamon,groud cloves,nutmeg.
3. Next add the 3/4 cup brown sugar,mix well.
4. Next cut in 1 1/2 sticks of butter and add the blanched almonds and milk.
5. Knead everything together into a stiff dough,if its too stiff add 1/2 tablespoon of milk.
6. Roll dough out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
7. Cut with cookie cutters into any shape you'd like.
8. Lay out on lightly greased cookie sheet,bake about 20 minutes.