Recipe: Dutch Speculaas Cookies with Peppermint Crunch Icing - Marla Meridith

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons, 113g) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• 3/4 cup (159g) light brown sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups (177g) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup (46g) almond flour, blanched and unblanched
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 to 4 tbsp (28g to 57g) milk (regular or low-fat)
• 1/2 cup (57g) confectioners' or glazing sugar
• 3-4 tsp milk or water
• crushed candy canes