HOMEMADE COOKIES WITH DULCE DE LECHE FILLING
Juliana Alonso Dorola of 101 Gourmet Cookies for Everyone
was the winner of a best cookie contest with her homemade Argentine Dulce de Leche Cookies.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp. rum extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup plus 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. instant yeast
- Dulce de leche for filling
- Caramel sauce or powdered sugar
Step 1
Beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add egg yolks, beating one at a time, until completely incorporated. Add rum extract and mix until combined.
Step 2
Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture. Combine well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Step 3
Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface to 1/8- to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into small circles with a cookie cutter.
Step 4
Place cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Step 5
Spread dulce de leche filling in the middle of one cookie and top with another cookie. Drizzle with caramel sauce or dust with powdered sugar.
Step 6
This recipe is excerpted with permission from 101 Gourmet Cookies for Everyone
by Wendy Paul and published by Cedar Fort, Inc.
