Belgian Spice Cookies (Speculoos)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

Passengers can’t get enough of Delta Air Lines’ in-flight snack of Biscoff, the commercial version of this Belgian confection. We took it to even greater heights.

SERVES Makes 32 cookies

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 1½ hours resting and 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Speculoos are Belgian cookies with a crisp, light, open-crumbed texture and a blend of caramelized sugar and warm spice flavors. To achieve the appropriate texture, we rolled the dough thin so it would bake up dry and crisp, used only enoug...

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