A homemade cookie butter spread for toast, bagels, and biscuits. Best with Madagascar vanilla (rich, creamy, classic); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (24 servings of 1 tablespoon).
Homemade Cookie Butter Spread
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Butter spreads compound butters
Origin: Madagascar
Vanilla: Extract
Easy
A homemade cookie butter spread for toast, bagels, and biscuits. Best with Madagascar vanilla (rich, creamy, classic); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (24 servings of 1 tablespoon).
Prep
10 min
Cook
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Total
10 min
Servings
24
Diet
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Ingredients
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- 8.0 oz (227.0 g)speculoos cookies, about 30 cookies
- ¼ cup (57.0 g)unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup (80.0 ml)whole milk, warm, plus more as needed
- 1.0 tsp (5.0 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tspfine sea salt
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Instructions
- Process the cookies in a food processor to fine crumbs.
- With the machine running, pour in the melted butter, then the warm milk, vanilla, and salt. Process until smooth and spreadable, 2 to 3 minutes, adding more milk 1 teaspoon at a time if needed.
Tips
- Vanilla swap: use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
- Best vanilla for this: Madagascar (rich, creamy, classic), or Mexican (spiced, warm, woodsy). Any pure vanilla works.
- Storage: Refrigerate airtight for up to 2 weeks; stir before using.
Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make homemade cookie butter spread?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep. It makes about 1 1/2 cups (24 servings of 1 tablespoon).
How should I store homemade cookie butter spread?
Refrigerate airtight for up to 2 weeks; stir before using.
Can I use a different form of vanilla?
use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
Estimated · per serving
Nutrition
Per serving = 1 of 24 servings this recipe makes.
65
Calories / serving
3.8g
Fat
7.0g
Carbs
0.6g
Protein
3.8g
Sugar
Whole recipe (24 servings): ~1560 cal · 91g fat · 168g carbs · 14g protein · 91g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 65 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
- Brisk walking 12 min·0.7 mi·~1400 steps
- Walking uphill or incline treadmill 9 min·0.5 mi·~900 steps
- Moderate cycling 7 min·1.4 mi
- Swimming laps 9 min
- Jogging 6 min·0.5 mi·~950 steps
- Stair climbing 6 min·~550 steps
- Dancing 11 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 7 min
- Cleaning, errands, or playing with the dog 15 min
Rough estimates for one serving, based on standard MET values at about 155 lb. Your own burn depends on body size, effort, and fitness. Shown for context only — food is not something you have to earn.
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