Daring bakers 01-13: gevulde speculaas

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Looks like I’m late for the Daring Bakers post again! This month we made a Dutch confection called gevulde speculaas (stuffed speculaas), which is a sort of cake/cookie filled with almond paste.
The fun thing about this challenge is that we were encouraged to make the spice mix and almond paste from scratch. I even ground the spices and almonds, and it was a great way to try out my new food processor ;D I’m gonna miss the squeezer and juice extractor from my previous processor, but the new one has a nifty coffee grinder which is great for spices.


Christmas gingerbread house!

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I know you’re probably over Christmas by now, but I couldn’t go without posting my gingerbread house! It was my first time making one, and I had lots of fun. I used recipes and tips from Cookie Craft, and the finished result was so yummy as well as cute. Seriously though, is there such a thing as bad gingerbread?


Christmas tree cookies, the easy way

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Christmas time is officially here! December 8th is the day when we put up our Christmas decorations, and I also like to make this cookies to celebrate. I know a lot of people (myself included) are pretty busy at these times, that’s why these cookies are super simple (but still cute!)