{"id":142,"date":"2023-12-13T02:29:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T02:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/12\/13\/aldi-spekulatius-cookies-winternacht-review\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:50:48","slug":"aldi-spekulatius-cookies-winternacht-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/aldi-spekulatius-cookies-winternacht-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi Spekulatius Cookies (Winternacht) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: I have no affiliation with <\/em>Aldi<\/em><\/a>, and I was not compensated in any way for this review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unequal to the hype. As are we all.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By the time I finally bought these Spekulatius spiced cookies from Aldi<\/a>, they had already been hyped far and wide<\/em> across the great expanse of the internet. I was, therefore, a bit disappointed to discover they don\u2019t quite live up to the hype. But no one does. Right?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway. I believe my biggest disappointment is that the \u201cspice\u201d taste is very minimal. I previously reviewed some other holiday spiced cookies from Aldi<\/a>, including the Pfeffern\u00fcsse<\/a> <\/em>and Lebkuchen<\/a>, and both varieties had an absolutely fabulous<\/em> spiced flavor (and aroma!). I raved about it. Not so with these Spekulatius. Cruel, cruel world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, let\u2019s back up, shall we? What exactly is a Spekulatius cookie? Traditionally, these are molded shortcrust cookies<\/a> spiced with \u201cspeculaas<\/a>\u201d spice mixture \u2014 ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, anise, cardamon, and black pepper (and possibly coriander). These are some of my favorite<\/em> spices, so I was awash with greedy anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the taste just wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although thin, these cookies are wonderfully crisp and crunchy. Bland, but cronchy. They are only lightly sweet. In fact, these are probably the \u201cleast sweet\u201d Aldi cookies I have tried so far. Even without the spice flavor, I hoped they might<\/em> have a rich molasses or brown sugary taste. But no. They\u2019re just not flavorful in any direction. Alas. Not even a buttery taste. They taste like flour and sugar, mainly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Did I get a bad bag? Is that even possible? That doesn\u2019t seem possible! It can\u2019t be.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are four different patterns in the bag. One of them is a windmill. I have no idea what the other three might represent. It\u2019s like trying to see pictures in the clouds. Ok, maybe not that bad, but they are fairly vague. One of them might be a dude carrying a bag \u2014 is it Saint Nick, or a homeless backpacker? Florida Man? If you know what these are, send me a message so I can stop wallowing in my ignorance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My cookies definitely tasted fresh (but not spicy<\/em>) and they were crisp and unbroken. The bag doesn\u2019t have inner compartments, so I don\u2019t expect that crispness to last very long here in soggy Florida. Crispy cookies come here to die a humid death. I stored mine in an additional ziplock bag to delay the inevitable. If Aldi wanted to absolutely thrill the Floridians, I suggest packing these cookies into 2-4 smaller, plastic-sealed bundles inside the printed bag. It would make our little muggy hearts go pitter-pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/strong> in Aldi Spekulatius Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the most beautifully simple and clean ingredient lists I have seen on mass produced cookies in quite a while. Well done, Aldi!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n