These delectable biscuits are easy to make and full of spice. Make a batch of these moreish bites for a thoughtful homemade gift for someone special

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:30 mins
  • Cook:8 mins
  • plus cooling
• Easy
• Makes 45

Ingredients

• 270g plain flour, plus a little for dusting
• 150g caster sugar
• pinch baking powder
• 2 tsp speculoos spice (a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, ginger, cardamom and nutmeg), available online
• 100ml milk
• 100g butter, at room temperature
• 200g flaked almonds

Method

• STEP 1

  Mix the flour, sugar, a pinch of salt, the baking powder and spice in a bowl. Add 50ml of milk and the butter. Knead quickly into a smooth dough, then wrap in foil and chill for 1 hour.

• STEP 2

  Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Line 2-3 baking sheets with baking parchment. Sprinkle the baking parchment with the flaked almonds. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured worksurface to about 3mm thick. Cut into rectangles (about 4cm x 6cm). Put these on the trays and press them down lightly on the almonds. Brush the biscuits with the remaining milk and bake for 8 minutes, keeping an eye on them to make sure they don’t get too brown at the edges. Allow to cool.

• STEP 3

  Trim any almonds sticking out of the edges of the speculoos to neaten them. Store in an airtight container.