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Speculoos
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Brussels bakery Maison Dandoy has been making speculoos since 1829 and still presses figures into the dough with carved wooden moulds.
A thin, crisp, cinnamon-and-clove spiced biscuit, traditionally stamped with a carved wooden mold into figures for Saint Nicholas's Day. Brussels bakeries sell it year-round loose by weight or in decorative tins.
Why it's made this way: It began as a treat tied to the December 6th Saint Nicholas feast, when Belgian children traditionally receive spiced biscuits and chocolate, and Brussels bakeries helped turn a seasonal treat into an everyday one.
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