Caramel apple dip is the quick filling sandwiched between tender sugar cookies.
Dulce de Leche Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 40
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Garnish
- 1 cup flaked coconut
Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons dark rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract plus 2 1/2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
Filling
- 1 cup caramel apple dip (from 16-oz container)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Turn off oven. In food processor bowl with metal blade, place cooled coconut. Cover; process until ground. Set aside.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Add egg yolks, rum and vanilla. On high speed, beat about 1 minute or until blended.
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Step3In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step4Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. On ungreased nonstick (not insulated) cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart. Dip bottom of small glass into 1/4 cup sugar; press on cookies to make about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
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Step5Bake 10 to 11 minutes or just until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step6For each sandwich cookie, spread about 1 teaspoon of the caramel apple dip on bottom of 1 cookie, spreading to edge of cookie. Top with second cookie. Gently squeeze until filling oozes out a little around the side. Roll edges of cookies in ground coconut.
Nutrition
120
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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