Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies
Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies are one of the most popular cookies in Argentina. They are sweet and delicious and fall apart in your mouth when you bite into them. And the best, they are very easy and quick to make!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 100 g Unsalted butter room temperature
- 75 g Granulated sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 200 g All purpose Flour
- 5 g Baking powder
- 150- 200 g Thick dulce de leche
Instructions
- Beat the room-temperature butter together with the sugar until light and creamy.
- Add the vanilla extract and the egg and mix well.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and add to the mixture. Mix until fully combined.
- With a small ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and form balls. They should weigh approximately 25g each. Place them separately on a tray lined with parchment paper.
- Press lightly with the palm of your hands so that they spread more. Make a thumbprint with your finger or with the tip of a small rolling pin or wooden spoon.
- For the filling, place the dulce de leche in a piping bag with a round tip.
- Fill the cookies with dulce de leche (6g to 10g for each cookie).
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are barely golden. Let cool before serving.
