Small round shaped and crispy mini cookies. Made with speculaas spice mix.

What are Kruidnoten

Let me teach you a Dutch recipe today! We will be making Kruidnoten! Kruidnoten are sold around November in The Netherlands! It’s a little cookie that’s eaten around and during the dutch holiday called Sinterklaas that is celebrated on December 5th every year! You can compare those little cookies with gingersnaps! They’re fun to make together with your family and also really delicious! Try these little delicious cookies - Kruidnoten! Even if you don’t celebrate Sinterklaas, they’re really fun to make with your kids and are also really delicious!

What Is The Difference Between Kruidnoten And PEpernoten?

Kruidnoten are often confused with pepernoten. Pepernoten are more soft and chewy while kruidnoten are more crunchy. The one I am showing you today are kruidnoten.

🎁 More about the Holiday Sinterklaas 🎁

Sinterklaasintocht refers to the arrival of Sinterklaas around the middle of November in his steam boat from Spain to the Netherlands. Around that time we can also buy Kruidnoten. Sinterklaas is often accompanied with his helpers who give out kruidnoten mixed with candies to little kids. Sinterklaas is celebrated by giving presents to kids that behave well. As a little kid, we would put our shoe with a carrot or some hay inside for the horse of Sinterklaas and a list of the presents we wanted. The next morning the carrot or hay will be gone, replaced with a present!

Wil je dit jaar je eigen kruidnoten gaan maken? Lees dan verder! Ze zijn niet moeilijk om te maken. Heb je thuis speculaaskruiden? Dan is het nog makkelijker! In plaats van je eigen kruiden te maken kan je speculaaskruiden gebruiken! Ook al vier je geen sinterklaas, Kruidnoten zijn altijd lekker en leuk om te maken met je kinderen!

Scroll down to check out the ingredients needed for the Kruidnoten with step by step instructions!
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Kruidnoten | Dutch Spiced Cookies

Kruidnoten Ingredients

✿ 1½ Teaspoon Cardamom
✿ 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
✿ 2 Teaspoons Ginger
✿ 1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
✿ ½ Teaspoon Cloves

✿ 250 Grams All Purpose Flour
✿ 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
✿ 150 Grams Sugar
✿ 100 Grams Butter (Room Temperature)
✿ 4 Tablespoons Milk

Kruidnoten INSTRUCTIONS | Click her for the recipe video

Mix all the dry ingredients together.







Add the milk and room temperature butter. Knead until a dough forms.






Once dough forms refrigerate for 30 minutes.







Let’s shape them into balls! Take a piece of dough and roll it into a string. Cut in desired sizes and roll them in a ball. Place them on a baking sheet with some space in between. (approx. 2 cm)






Bake at 350F for 12 - 15 min, depending on the size and how crunchy you want it.

TIPS & NOTES
✿ If you live in Europe you can buy speculaaskruiden instead of making your own spices.
✿ You can adjust the spices to your personal preferences.
✿ Baking time depends on how crunchy and or soft you want the cookies to be.

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