Dulce de Leche Cookies

Caramel apple dip is the quick filling sandwiched between tender sugar cookies.

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ingredients 11
Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 45 min

Ingredients

Garnish

1: cup flaked coconut

Cookies

1: cup butter, softened

2/3: cup sugar

2: egg yolks

3: tablespoons dark rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract plus 2 1/2 tablespoons water

1: teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2: cups all-purpose flour

1: teaspoon baking powder

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/4: cup sugar

Filling

1: cup caramel apple dip (from 16-oz container)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Turn off oven. In food processor bowl with metal blade, place cooled coconut. Cover; process until ground. Set aside.
2 Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Add egg yolks, rum and vanilla. On high speed, beat about 1 minute or until blended.
3 In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
4 Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. On ungreased nonstick (not insulated) cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart. Dip bottom of small glass into 1/4 cup sugar; press on cookies to make about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
5 Bake 10 to 11 minutes or just until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
6 For each sandwich cookie, spread about 1 teaspoon of the caramel apple dip on bottom of 1 cookie, spreading to edge of cookie. Top with second cookie. Gently squeeze until filling oozes out a little around the side. Roll edges of cookies in ground coconut.

EXPERT TIPS

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Expert Tips

As a substitute for the coconut garnish, use finely chopped peanuts.

Next time, try dulce de leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk) instead of the caramel apple dip. Look for it in the Hispanic section of your supermarket.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie

Calories: 120
Calories from Fat: 50),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 95mg; 95%;
Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 17%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 9g 9% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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racegirl2448

report Posted Oct. 30, 2011 6:07 PM

These are truly delicious and easy to make just as is but I plan to make again with some alterations. Frosting or fruit preserves instead of caramel? Nuts or sprinkles instead of coconut? For the holidays, try colored sugar instead of plain when dipping the glass to press the cookies? This will definitely be my go-to cookie recipe.

sannmarie12

report Posted Nov. 25, 2010 12:41 PM

This is by far the best cookie recipe I've ever made. Ever since i made them for my family the first time, they've asked for them more than times than I could possily count. I actually lost the recipe after making them & I cannot tell you how exstatic I am to have found it again!!! I will absolutely be making these as often as I can over the holiday season :)

Greygirl17

report Posted Nov. 11, 2010 7:50 AM

My friends and I have a holiday cookie party every year. We made this one two years ago for the first time and it was so good that is has become an absolute must every year! Last year we made a double batch so we all had enough!!! Really a fabulous cookie!!!