Speculoos Wafers

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Joseph Poupon has been making these delicate spiced cookies for respective years astatine Patisserie Poupon successful Georgetown. He was inspired by the treats helium and his wife, Ruth, bask each twelvemonth astatine a java store successful Brive, France.

These are rather thin, but Poupon says the dough tin beryllium rolled retired a spot thicker; chopped retired shapes with cooky cutters.

The dough needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 1 hr and preferably overnight. The cookies tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality astatine country somesthesia for up to 1 week oregon frozen (without the cocoa coating) for up to 1 month.

From chef-restaurateur Joseph Poupon of Patisserie Poupon successful Georgetown.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 70-84 small, bladed cookies

For the wafers

18 tablespoons (2 sticks positive 2 tablespoons; 9 ounces) good-quality unsalted butter, preferably with a butterfat contented of 82 to 84 percent, astatine country temperature
1 1/2 cups positive 1 tablespoonful (11 ounces) packed airy brownish sugar
4 1/2 cups (18 ounces) flour, preferably King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ample egg, beaten
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) full milk
2 scant tablespoons (3/4 ounce) spice blend (equal parts crushed cinnamon, crushed clove and crushed prima anise positive 1/2 spoon freshly grated nutmeg)
Pinch salt
3 1/2 tablespoons finely grated orangish zest (from 3 navel oranges)

For the cocoa coating (optional)

6 ounces good-quality beverage oregon acheronian chocolate, finely chopped oregon grated, oregon much arsenic needed

Nutritional Facts

Per wafer (not including chocolate)

Calories
60
Fat
3 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
8 g
Sodium
15 mg
Cholesterol
10 mg
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From chef-restaurateur Joseph Poupon of Patisserie Poupon successful Georgetown.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published December 6, 2011

Updated March 14, 2026