Best 6 Sinterklaas Cookies Recipes

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You can now bake delicious homemade Sinterklaas cookies with just a few ingredients and easy-to-follow steps. Sinterklaas cookies are traditional Dutch cookies commonly eaten during the festive Sinterklaas holiday in early December and are sure to be enjoyed by both young and old alike. Get ready to create a delicious treat that will leave your kitchen smelling wonderful and the whole family wanting more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SPECULAAS COOKIES OR SPICY SINTERKLASS CAKES



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This traditional Dutch cookie recipe came with a mold I got 20 years ago. Speculaas is a corruption of the Latin speculum (mirror). The dough is pressed into carved molds that can be used for wall decorations. When turned out onto the cookie sheet, the picture appears as its mirror image, hence the name. In the Sinterklass season they are available in 2/3 cookie size to huge thick men and women up to 1 pound known as lovers. If molds are not available, roll dough to desired thickness and use gingerbread man cutter or other cutter shapes. They are great to make ahead around Christmas because they last a long time.

Provided by Harriet A. Schipper

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Dutch

Time 1h30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons milk
⅔ cup dark brown sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chopped slivered almonds
2 tablespoons chopped candied citron
⅔ cup butter
½ cup slivered almonds

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve the brown sugar in milk. Combine the flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar and milk. Mix in 2 tablespoons of almonds and candied citron. Cut in the butter until it starts to form a dough, then knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Cover dough and chill for about 1 hour for easier handling.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust a wooden speculaas mold lightly with cornstarch. Firmly press the dough into the mold. Run a knife around the edges to trim off excess dough. Gently lift dough out of the mold or tap out onto a cookie sheet. Press remaining almond slivers into cookies to match the designs.
  • Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the edges begin to darken. If your cookies are more than 1/2 inch thick, bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for up to 30 minutes. Cool cookies on wire racks to crisp. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a month. The flavor will get better with age.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.9 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 56.1 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

SINTERKLAAS COOKIES



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After opening our gifts on Christmas Eve as children, we would make these cookies for Santa Claus to snack on with his glass of milk. The crisp spice cookies are delicious dipped in that milk-or in your coffee on Christmas morning. -Charli Fontana, Pella, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

2-1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk remaining ingredients; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough into quarters; shape each into a 12-in.-long roll. Wrap tightly in waxed paper; refrigerate overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap rolls and cut dough crosswise into 3/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160 calories, Fat 7g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 91mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

SPECULAAS - DUTCH COOKIES



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These are very popular spice cookies in Holland, especially for Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas Day, December 5). The sweet spice flavor is wonderful. The prep time includes refrigerating the dough overnight.

Provided by PanNan

Categories     Dessert

Time 8h12m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups butter
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup slivered almonds
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and milk in a bowl.
  • Stir until smooth.
  • In another bowl, sift the dry ingredients and blend in the butter until the mixture is like cornmeal.
  • Add the sugar and milk mixture and the almonds.
  • Mix well.
  • Wrap in foil, or wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
  • Roll out the dough pretty thin.
  • Use Christmas cookie cutters (or a windmill or other shaped cookie cutter if it isn't Christmas).
  • Dust the cutter well with flour to be sure it doesn't stick.
  • Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 10- 12 minutes.
  • Remove and cool.

SPECULAAS COOKIES



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A delicious, traditional Dutch holiday cookie that tastes similar to gingerbread. Simple, quick, wonderful! As we Dutchies say, 'eet smakelijk!'

Provided by xcgrl604

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Dutch

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust 2 baking sheets with flour.
  • Combine brown sugar and butter together in a bowl; beat 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.
  • Shape dough into cookies by hand or using cookie cutters. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not hard, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 28.1 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 27.3 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

SPECULAAS



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Here is a recipe for the St. Nicholas Day treat (also called speculoos or Dutch windmill cookies) enjoyed in Belgium and the Netherlands. They are traditionally molded into the shape of windmills, but these crisp, almond-y spice cookies will turn out well if you roll out the dough and cut out any shape you like. This version is an adaptation of one found in Anita Chu's book, "Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable."

Provided by Laura Anderson

Categories     brunch, dessert

Time 30m

Yield About 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cups blanched almonds, toasted
1½ cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg

Steps:

  • Using a food processor, finely grind the almonds with 2 tablespoons of the flour. Whisk together ground almonds with the rest of the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until combined.
  • With the mixer on low speed, add in the flour mixture and mix until just moistened and combined.
  • Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap well with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least three hours, but preferably overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Roll dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies and place on sheets about 1 inch apart.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through, until firm and lightly golden around the edges. Cool sheets on wire racks for a couple minutes before transferring cookies directly onto wire racks with a spatula to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 64, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 32 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

DUTCH KRUIDNOTEN FOR SINTERKLAAS



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This is typical dutch recipe. From september you can buy these little cookies in the shop. The are used for the December 5th celibration of Sinterklaas.

Provided by coinchantal

Categories     European

Time 30m

Yield 50-100 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

250 g flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
125 g brown sugar
100 g soft butter
2 tablespoons of speculaas spices (see my other recipe)
salt
3 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • 1. Put all the ingredients in a large bowl.
  • 2. Knead it all together like a bread. It should be soft and flexibel.
  • 3. Warm your oven 300 F or 150°C.
  • 4. Make from the dough little balls ( they should be around 1/2 inch).
  • 5. Put them in the oven.
  • 6. They should be ready and brown in about 20 minute.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 42.7, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 4.4, Sodium 37.2, Carbohydrate 6.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.4, Protein 0.6

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the taste of your cookies.
  • Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature before you start baking. This will help the ingredients to mix together more easily.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to keep their shape.
  • Bake the cookies at the right temperature. If the oven is too hot, the cookies will brown too quickly and the insides will be undercooked. If the oven is too cool, the cookies will take too long to bake and they will be dry.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before you eat them. This will help the flavors to develop.

Conclusion:

Sinterklaas cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for the holiday season. With a variety of recipes to choose from, there's sure to be a cookie that everyone will enjoy. So get baking and enjoy the sweet taste of Sinterklaas!

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