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Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

January 2, 2010 by Joy the Baker 180 Comments

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Hi.

I’ve noticed you around these parts a lot.  I made you some cookies.  I’m glad you’re here.

Maybe we could sit down and you could shell out some advice.  I just have one question.  Gimme your gut.  What’s it thinkin’?  This might seem silly, but what else is new?  I really need your help with this.

Couch.  Should I buy a couch?

Just the thought of a real life couch in my little apartment gives me all sorts of unreasonable anxiety.  Yeesh.  I thought I would only buy a couch… a big fluffy couch… when I was an adult and I had my life aaaaaaaallllllll figured out.  Well… I’m pretty darn sure I’m an adult, and I’m pretty darn sure I’ll never actually have it all figured out…. so I might just need to buck up and buy the darn couch, right?

Couch.  It’s just a couch.  Somehow… it seems like so much more.  What do you think?

I’ll trade you your thoughts for these ridiculously good cookies.  Deal?  Deal.

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

There are a few things you should know about these cookies…. wait!  Do you know what dulce de leche is?  Dulce de leche is like a thick, milky, caramel sauce.  It’s made when sweetened milk is slowly cooked and boiled down to deliciousness. I buy the jarred stuff because it makes my life easier.

This recipe from Dorie Greenspan makes one whole heck of a lot of cookie dough.  Phew!  This recipe makes about 30 sandwich cookies.  That’s a lot.

Even with the dulce de leche, brown sugar and granulated sugar, these cookies aren’t as sweet as you might think.  Surprising… I know.  I added a bit of sea salt on top of the dulce de leche I spread into the sandwich cookies.  Amazing!

The one small downside to these cookies?  They sure aren’t as pretty as I wanted them to be…. but oooh so delicious.

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

recipe from Baking: from my home to yours

makes 30 sandwich cookies

Print this Recipe!

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup store-bought dulce de leche, plus more for filling

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and position a rack in the upper third of the oven.  Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until just softened and broken up a bit.  Add the 3/4 cup dulce de leche, brown sugar and granulated sugar.  Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate.

Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients all at once.  Mix only until the flour is just incorporated.  You may need to finish off the mixing with a big spatula.

Spoon the dough onto the lined baking sheets using a heaping teaspoon of dough for each cookie.  The dough will be soft and this might be a bit messy.  Leave 2 inches of space between each cookie for the baking spread.

Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.  The cookies will be honey brown with a light crust, but still very soft when they come out of the oven.  Let them rest on the cookie sheet for a minute or two before removing to cool.

Once the cookies are cooled completely, spread them with dulce de leche and sprinkle with a bit of sea salt if you like.  Keep well wrapped for up to four days.

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

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  1. Crystal

    October 11, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Hi Joy,

    SO excited to try this recipe! Are these cookies chewy or chrunchy??

    Reply
  2. Catalina

    July 13, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    In Chile we call these ‘alfajores’ and they are really delicious!!! I love dulce de leche!! Here we also call it manjar :)

    Reply
  3. michelle

    March 28, 2012 at 7:24 am

    Took these to a ladie’s lumpia-making party for our dessert- everyone loved them! One of my friends is from Spain and she was really excited about the Dulce de Leche. Thank you so much for wonderful recipes that always turn out! I love your cookbook too.

    Reply
  4. Jessica

    March 22, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    These are fantastic, and a perfect way to use up the dulce de leche I brought back from Argentina. I definitely recommend sprinkling the sea salt with a heavy hand. It adds a nice contrast to the syrupy sweet dulce de leche.

    Reply
  5. Ginger

    November 29, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Joy, these are UH-MAZING!

    Reply
  6. Marina

    September 15, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Hi Joy!
    Thank you for the recipe, I baked the cookies last night and my family and co-workers loved it. This recipe is definetly a keeper :)

    Reply
  7. Maggie

    April 4, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    HOLA again Joy!
    how are you?
    im baking right now these cookies, i got some out of the oven, but since im a big nutella fan, i was wondering could i top some nutella on these cookies? do yoou think it will still taste good? haha, i’ll tell you how everything turns out!!!
    have a nice week :D:D

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