Pepernoten

A Dutch cookie for this time of the year...

100 g sugar
250 g flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp syrup (Hollandse stroop)
100 g butter
2 tbsp milk
2-3 tsp speculaaskruiden
pinch of salt

Preheat the oven at 150 °C (nr. 6-7).
Melt butter with milk and syrup (or use soft butter).
Mix all other ingredients, then add butter, syrup and milk.
Mix this into a dough. Add some more milk if necessary.
Cover an oven tray with baking paper.
Make small balls out of the dough and put them on the tray. Flatten them a bit.
You can put them close to each other, the dough doesn't spread while baking.
Bake them for around 20 min.