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Three dulce de leche cookies stacked on top of eachother
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Dulce de Leche Cookies Recipe

Dulce de Leche Cookies are a shortbread sandwich cookie with dulce de leche - they're like alfajores cookies - delicate and sweet and the perfect easy caramel sandwich cookie recipe.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $8

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter softened 3 sticks
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 13 ounces cans dulce de leche

Instructions

  • In a large bowl with a hand or a stand mixer, cream butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
  • Add vanilla and salt, then mix until smooth.
  • Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing between each addition until completely mixed.
  • If dough is too sticky to roll at this point, chill for 20 minutes.
  • Otherwise, divide dough in half. Roll each half out to 1/4-inch thick between two pieces of wax paper or parchment paper.
  • Chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • Cut circles of dough, re-rolling as needed. I used an approximately 2-inch round cookie cutter. You can also cut them into squares or any size/shape.
  • These don’t spread, so you don’t need to space them more than an inch or two on the cookie sheets. Bake for about 14-18 minutes (depending on size of cookie and thickness) until they start to get golden around the edges.
  • Once cooled, turn half of the cookies upside down and fill each with about 1-2 tablespoons of dulce de leche, topping with an additional cookie to form a sandwich. Tip: Place your dulce de leche in a plastic bag or piping bag and pipe onto each cookie to make filling them easier.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to a month.
  • Serving suggestion: dust with powdered sugar for a pretty look.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg

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