In Holland, speculaas often are molded into the shapes of windmills, people, or St. Nick figures. Similar cookies are popular in Belgium and Germany.
Shaped, molded and pressed cookies
Flutes Dipped in Chocolate
Molding the hot cookies around a pencil creates tube- or flute-shaped cookies.
Almond Tuiles
Tuiles, or “tiles,” so named because of their resemblance to roof tiles, are a classic cookie of France. These lacy, orange-scented tuiles are tempting on their own, but also good with custard or ice cream.
Pecan Tiles
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Chocolate Madeleines
Madeleine (often spelled Madeline) is a girl’s name in French, but it also is the name of a small, delicate, shell-shaped sponge cake which is eaten like a cookie. Madeleines are baked in a special pan to give them the scalloped shell shape.