Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies
You need to put these Dulce de Leche Thumprint Cookies on your must bake list! A soft buttery cookie that's filled with rich and creamy dulce de leche A great cookie to make in advance and keep on hand for those sweet cravings.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 85kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Cup butter unsalted
- 1/2 Cup granulated white sugar
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Cups plain flour
- 2 Egg yolks
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 Cup dulce de Leche
Instructions
- Combine the flour and salt and set aside.
- Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix on high until light and fluffy. This will take about 3-4 minutes. Add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract until combined. Stir in flour until combined. Cover and chill the dough for about 1/2 an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f/180 degrees c and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Form about 36 balls with your cookie dough. Place them evenly spaced out on your baking tray and use your thumb to make an impression in the middle of each ball.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Place the dulce de leche in a piping bag with a round 1/2 inch fitted tip. Pipe the centers with the dulce de leche.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
Alternatively for filling the centers, you could use a zip-lock bag and just cut a corner off to squeeze it out. Or you could just spoon the dulce de leche into the centers.
Nutrition Facts
Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 85
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 24mg8%
Sodium 46mg2%
Potassium 10mg0%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 172IU3%
Calcium 4mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.