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Mexican Chocolate/Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

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Happy Cinco de Mayo week! I’m not quite sure why, but I really love this holiday. Maybe it is because one of my closest friends is Mexican and she is so proud of her culture. (Or possibly I just like an excuse to drink margaritas and eat Enchiladas.) Either way, I knew I wanted to make something this week that would be a festive treat for the holiday.

I have been brainstorming some 5/5 appropriate recipes and this is the first one I will be sharing. These delicious treats consist of spicy chocolate cookies filled with creamy dulce de leche. Some cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne pepper really enhance the chocolate flavor, balancing the creamy caramel centers perfectly! I chose to make my Dulce de Leche from some sweetened condensed milk that I already had, but you could just buy it ready made as well.

I loved making these because I actually had ALL the ingredients in my pantry to begin with. Also, the cookies only required one bowl (which I love.) The dough needs to be rolled into logs and chilled for a couple hours, (as always I sped this up by putting in in the freezer,) but all in all, I think it’s a very simple recipe. ¡Disfruta!

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Mexican Chocolate/Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
To make Dulce de Leche:
  1. Pour one can (400 gr/14 ounces) of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) into a glass pie plate or shallow baking dish. Stir in a few flecks of sea salt.
  2. Set the pie plate within a larger pan, such as a roasting pan, and add hot water until it reaches halfway up the side of the pie plate.
  3. Cover the pie plate snugly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 to 1¼ hours. (Check a few times during baking and add more water to the roasting pan as necessary).
  4. Once the Dulce de Leche is nicely browned and caramelized, remove from the oven and let cool. Once cool, whisk until smooth.
To make the Cookies:
  1. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in flour.
  2. Divide dough in half; cover and chill 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
  3. Shape each portion of dough into a 6-inch-long roll about 1-3/4 inches in diameter. Wrap rolls in plastic wrap or waxed paper and chill about 4 hours or until dough is firm enough to slice. (can be sped up in the freezer.)
  4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Cut rolls into ¼-inch-thick slices. Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
  6. Spread a rounded tablespoon of dulce de leche on the bottom flat side of each of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat sides down, pressing together lightly. Makes 24 sandwich cookies.
Notes
* Do not substitute dulce de leche ice cream topping.

To Store: Layer assembled cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days. Or freeze unassembled cookies for up to 3 months.
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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 24 sandwich cookies

Cookie Recipe: Better Homes and Gardens

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  2. Hester Casey - Alchemy says

    Happy Cinco de Mayo! This looks like a good way to celebrate. Dulce de Leche is such a wonderful ingredient and you’ve paired it beautifully with these cookies.

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  3. Kelly says

    Oh these look so delicious I wish I had one right now! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  4. Di-licious says

    My mouth is watering! Chocolate and caramel…excuse me while I have a private moment with my tastebuds. Your recipe just made it onto my Must Bake list!

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  5. Erin says

    These look amazing! I love anything that is filled with caramel. Enjoying look at your site, and all of your recipes! I am now a follower!

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  7. Jill says

    We planned to have a company lunch today at my workplace and my co-worker chose Mexican food, so I thought I’d make these for the dessert!! My co-workers raved over them!! They were so fun to make and delicious!!! Thank you for the inspiration, you are awesome!!!!!

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