It's Getting Hot in Here

Speculoos Chocolate Lava Cakes

Warm up with some delicious Speculoos Chocolate Lava Cakes!

Ingredients:

• 6 ounces (170g) high quality semi-sweet chocolate, such as Ghirardelli or Lindt
• 1/2 cup (115g; 1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup (31g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (60g) confectioners' sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 8 teaspoons (42g) creamy Speculoos cokkie butter (about 2 teaspoons per cake)

optional for serving: ice cream, melted Speculoos cookie butter and/or chocolate syrup for drizzling

Special Equipment

• four 6-ounce ramekins (like these 6 ounce oven-proof custard cups or these 6 ounce ramekins)

Directions:

1. Spray each ramekin with nonstick cooking spray and dust with cocoa powder. This ensures the cakes will seamlessly come out of the ramekins when inverted onto a plate in step
2. Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C).
3. Coarsely chop the chocolate. 
4. Place butter into a medium heat-proof bowl, then add chopped chocolate on top. 
5. Microwave on high in 10 second increments, stirring after each until completely smooth. Set aside.
6. Whisk the flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt together in a small bowl. 
7. Whisk the eggs and egg yolks together until combined in another small bowl. 
8. Pour the flour mixture and eggs into the bowl of chocolate. 
9. Slowly stir everything together using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. If there are any lumps, gently use your whisk to rid them. The batter will be slightly thick.
10. Spoon chocolate batter evenly into each prepared ramekin. 
11. Top with Speculoos cookie butter and use a spoon to slightly press it down into the batter. Some may still be exposed..
12. Place ramekins onto a baking sheet and bake for 12-13 minutes until the sides appear solid and firm. The top may still look slightly soft. 
13. Allow to cool for 1 minute, then cover each with an inverted plate and turn over. Use an oven mitt because those ramekins are hot! The cakes should release easily from the ramekin. 
14. Top with ice cream and melted Speculoos cookie butter and/or chocolate syrup for serving, if desired. Serve immediately.

Put the Mmmm in Mmmuah!

Speculoos Kiss Cookies

It's mistletoe season, but you don't need mistletoe for these kisses!

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup creamy Speculoos cookie butter
•  1 egg
• 18 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine sugar, creamy Speculoos cookie butter, and egg.
3. Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. NOTE: If dough is too sticky, refrigerate 1/2 hour or until easy to handle.
4. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven. Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie.