Speculaas Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 1 egg
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust two baking sheets with flour.

2. 2

   Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, cinnamon, baking powder, cloves, and nutmeg. Mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough comes together.

3. 3

   Shape dough into cookies by hand or roll out and cut dough with cookie cutters; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not hard, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.