DULCE DE LECHE AND NUTELLA THUMBPRINTS
You just can't beat the delicate buttery texture of good shortbread cookies. In fact, I'm often tempted to think EVERY cookie should start as a shortbread cookie! Add caramel or chocolate-hazelnut, top them with sea salt...and you have something utterly addictive, a swear-worthy cookie!
Provided by spicyperspective
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. With an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Scrape the bowl with a spatula. Turn the mixer on low and add the flour a little at a time, until it is just combined.
- Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into 1 oz. balls-about 1 ½ tablespoons. Place them on the cookie sheets and make a deep indention in each cookie, with your thumb. Press any cracks back into place.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes. It will look like the craters have disappeared, but when the cookies cool, they'll be back!
- Scoop the Dulce de Leche into a quart-size freezer bag. Microwave it for 30-60 seconds until thin, like melted peanut butter. The bag may be hot, so wrap it in a small towel. Snip a hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze about 1 ½ teaspoons of caramel into the centers of 24 cookies. Tap the cookies gently to help the caramel fill in the entire indention.
- While the caramel is still a little tacky, sprinkle each cookie with course sea salt. Repeat this process with melted Nutella and the remaining 24 cookies.
- Allow the Dulce de Leche and Nutella to cool for a little while before serving, so the centers can set.
- *You could put them in the refrigerator to speed this up!
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Khattak Boy
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them.
Mubarak Ahmed
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too crumbly for my liking, but the flavor was great.
Nick Brown
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfectly.
Yakubu Anita
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Pall Avee
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of dulce de leche, but I loved these cookies. The Nutella really balances out the sweetness.
Md Atour
[email protected]These cookies were easy to make and they tasted great. I will definitely be making them again.
Faraaz christians
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them.
Lama Hira
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too crumbly for my liking, but the flavor was great.
Suhana Khatun
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfectly.
Hayleigh Metherell
[email protected]These thumbprints were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
didi beatz
[email protected]I was looking for a new cookie recipe to try and I came across this one. I'm so glad I did! These cookies are amazing.
Simamkele Toyana
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making them again.
Nevaeh Carlosn
[email protected]I made these thumbprints for my family and they were a huge success. The combination of dulce de leche and Nutella was perfect.
Zayleine Morley
[email protected]These thumbprints were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.