speculoos

Noun

Meaning

A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.

In particular, the Belgian version of this biscuit, as contrasted with a Dutch speculaas or German Spekulatius.

A type of spread made with the biscuit.

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A contemporary take (and a very successful one, at that) of a classic pastry from Lille, the Merveilleux is composed of meringues layered with whipped cream, flavored with coffee, vanilla or speculoos (spice cookie). Source: Internet

Outside the U.S., I've made my own Graham crackers (using the recipe in /speculoos cookies, which are moister than Graham crackers, but work fine. Source: Internet

‘Shops sell seasonal sweets such as flat hard cakes called klaasjes, and speculoos, gingerbread moulded in the shape of St Nicholas.’ Source: Internet

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