Speculoos

I was in Berlin last Fall visiting a friend (Hi Kiki!) and there were speculoos cookies and flavorings everywhere. From traditional thin cookies for christmas to ritter bars with speculoos flavoring in the middle. I brought a few of those ritter bars home with me, which disappeared (into my belly) quickly, and have been thoroughly disappointed by the local ritter bar selection ever since.

When I first bought Around the French Table and saw that it included a recipe for these cookies, I wanted to make them right away. With all the will power I could muster, I held off until December when the recipe would be most appropriate.

I made the cookies a bit thicker so they weren't as crunchy as they ought to be. I also drizzled on melted bittersweet and semi sweet chocolate for the Ritter bar effect. The chocolate is the perfect addition to the spice cookie. I think this recipe has successfully made it into the holiday cookie rotation.