Spiced speculatius with almonds

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 150 g butter
• 125 g sugar
• 1 egg(s)
• 300 g flour
• 60 g almonds, ground
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp, heaped cinnamon powder
• 1 pinch of clove powder
• 1 pinch(s) cardamom powder
• 1 pinch(s) of anise powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 200 g almond flakes

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 6 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 7 hours

Beat the butter, sugar, and egg with a hand mixer for 10 minutes until fluffy. Then sprinkle in the spices, lemon zest, and ground almonds and stir in. Mix the flour with salt and baking powder, sift over the butter mixture, and stir in thoroughly. Briefly knead the dough with your hands and form it into a ball. Place the ball in a sealable container and let it rest at room temperature for a few hours, preferably overnight. Line baking sheets with baking paper. Roll out the dough thinly in small portions on a floured surface. Cut out different shapes from the dough. Sprinkle a heap of flaked almonds flat on the baking sheet, place a cut-out speculatius cookie on top, and press down lightly. Repeat this process with all the speculatius cookies until all the dough is used up. Then chill the baking sheets for at least 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat). Bake the trays one after the other in the preheated oven on the middle rack for 10-12 minutes each. Store the cooled speculatius cookies in a tin until ready to eat.