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Last night at Julius Meinl, I asked our waitress for an extra packet of those tasty little Biscoff-like cookies they give you with your coffee or tea. Still blushing in shame today, I came upon this news of Biscoff Spread:

Europe's Version of Peanut Butter: Biscoff Cookie Spread

I'm done for.

I promptly placed my order on the Biscoff site. Will report back if the spread makes me as happy as the cookies.

Francis Lam's ode to Biscoff cookies here:

The Greatest Snack in the Sky

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The cookies are available at Walgreens. They are packaged either airline style (8 per pack I think) or in a sleeve, not individually wrapped.

I think this is the same thing as speculoos spread, which has taken Europe by storm. If you google you'll find some recipes. (If I recall correctly, it was created by a woman who entered the equivalent of the Pillsbury Bakeoff, won & her recipe has been copied and commercialized non-stop ever since.) I've been wanting to make some because I love Biscoff cookies.

If it is the same as speculoos spread, it is absolutely delicious and very addictive. I got 3 jars from Brussels last year and we ate most of it straight from the jars with spoons. In my opinion, a dangerous pantry addition.

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I must get my hands on this stuff. I adore Biscoff cookies. I also noticed them in the cookie aisle at Walt's Food Center in Homewood Monday evening.

Suzy

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My Biscoff spread arrived today. It is as good as I expected. Spreadable Biscoff cookies, oh my.

I don't want to know what it takes to get pulverized cookies so creamy. And it really has no nutritional value, except for .5 grams of protein. But I had it on an apple, which surely helped

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In a further attempt to be "the European alternative to peanut butter", Biscoff spread now comes in a crunch version!

$18.95 for two jars, with shipping - oy!

For a cheaper alternative, Trader Joe's sells speculoos spread for a few bucks a jar. If you want it crunchy, you could always smash up some speculoos cookies & mix them in

I also saw the crunchy Biscoff at World Market in Evanston for $3.50 per jar...seemed like a pretty good deal, but I didn't buy any.

I bought some of the Trader Joe's version the other day. After one spoonful I had to ask my husband to hide it from me. I'm similarly helpless in the face of Nutella, but hell, at least that has the goodness of nuts!

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Found the Biscoff spread at Fresh Farms this weekend, $5 a jar as I recall. This is dangerous.

Is there really a difference between Biscoff spread and the Speculoos sold at Trader Joe's? The Speculoos is a bit cheaper. I'm just asking out of academic curiosity, mind you, since that stuff can never enter my home again.

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It's my understanding that in Europe Speculoos is the common/popular name for Biscoff spread.

Speculoos is a type of cookie. Biscoff is a brand of speculoos cookie. The spread is based on the flavor profile of the cookie.

Not sure what is meant by whether the products are identical. I don't think TJs is selling Biscoff spread under a different name, but I think they are selling a similar product or contracted with someone to copy the Biscoff product as closely as they can.