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  • The Dutch celebrate the traditional family feast of Saint Nicholas on 5 December with presents and delicacies such as speculaas, a spicy gingerbread biscuit.

    RNW: English 2008

  • Joris Luyten But the speculoos (or speculaas in Dutch) is much more than just a coffee-break afterthought.

    Merry Cookies 2008

  • I remember the BEST Dutch speculaas cookies I found in a tiny little store somewhere in hick Germany, for about $1.

    Kit Kat Maple Syrup Niki 2006

  • My Belgian flatmate had the entire first batch, and said they reminded him of Dutch speculaas

    Rum Raisin Oatmeal Cookies | Baking Bites 2006

  • We also had quite a few cinnamon biscuits speculaas that were starting to go a little soft, so I decided to create a type of banana cheesecake.

    Banana white chocolate cheesecake Niki 2004

  • We also had quite a few cinnamon biscuits speculaas that were starting to go a little soft, so I decided to create a type of banana cheesecake.

    Archive 2004-12-01 Niki 2004

  • First they sit round the table which stands in the middle of the room under the lamp, and partake of tea and 'speculaas,' until their own

    Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough

  • From Cajun macaroons and curled wafers to speculaas and mini black-and-whites, each cookie recipe offers a glimpse of the time.

    SFGate: Top News Stories sfinz@sfchronicle.com (Stacy Finz 2010

  • From Cajun macaroons and curled wafers to speculaas and mini black-and-whites, each cookie recipe offers a glimpse of the time.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • You'll chat about and taste a number of eats, including Bishop's wine, speculaas (spiced cookies), oli-koecken

    Serious Eats: New York 2009

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