Salted Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cookies (Day 8 of Cookiemas)

♪ On the eighth day of Cookiemas, I made for you to eat:

8 ate‘s cookies, 7 madeleines6 almond cookies,

Shrimp paste PB!

4 Alfajorescalamansi crinklesube coconuts

and a choc chip walnut cookie ♪

Wow. Day 8 of Cookiemas already! I have a very special one for you all.

So this cookie is the most decadent cookie I make. It has chocolate, dulce de leche and coffee all wrapped up into one.

Sometimes I will sandwich the dulce de leche between two cookies for an extra hefty treat but in this case, I just pipe some dulce de leche on top.

I used to even stuff the centers and roll the cookies to have a filled cookie but ain’t nobody got time for that.

Regardless how you deliver the dulce de leche, I can promise you that these will be a hit. They never fail to impress!

Ingredients

  • 113 grams butter
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee
  • 30 grams cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 162 grams all purpose flour
  • 75 grams dulce de leche
  • 2 teaspoons salt for garnish

For the dulce de leche, you can either purchase it in a can or follow directions to make it from a can of sweetened condensed milk.

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar. Then add the egg and beat until uniform. Next, add the instant coffee and mix again.

Add the baking powder and salt. Using a sifter, add the flour and cocoa powder. Then mix until a dark cookie dough is created.

Scoop the dough into rounds on a pan lined with plastic. Cover and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes or fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove chilled cookies and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes.

When finished baking, remove from the oven and let cool. When the cookies have deflated a bit (about 5 minutes), use a spoon to make a small depression on the top and pipe on some dulce de leche. You could just add scoops if you don’t care about the looks.

Finish each cookie with a sprinkle of salt and enjoy!

Recipe

Salted Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cookies

Decadent,
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • 113 grams butter
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee
  • 30 grams cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 162 grams all purpose flour
  • 75 grams dulce de leche
  • 2 teaspoons salt for garnish

Method
 

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar. Then add the egg and beat until uniform. Next, add the instant coffee and mix again.
  2. Add the baking powder and salt. Using a sifter, add the flour and cocoa powder. Then mix until a dark cookie dough is created.
  3. Scoop the dough into rounds on a pan lined with plastic. Cover and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes or fridge for 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove chilled cookies and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
  5. When finished baking, remove from the oven and let cool. When the cookies have deflated a bit (about 5 minutes), use a spoon to make a small depression on the top and pipe on some dulce de leche. You could just add scoops if you don’t care about the looks.
  6. Finish each cookie with a sprinkle of salt and enjoy!