Description
Deliciously soft cookies filled with a rich dulce de leche frosting and topped with a layer of salted caramel.
Ingredients
Scale
- 18 tablespoons butter (2 sticks + 2 tablespoons – salted or unsalted)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup dulce de leche (caramel)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
- With the mixer off, add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and fine sea salt. Mix on low until mixture comes together and then raise speed to medium, mixing until fully combined.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets spacing about two inches apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the pan. Once completely cooled transfer cookies to a wire rack.
- In a mixing bowl beat butter until smooth. Add dulce de leche and mix until fully combined.
- Slowly mix in powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add fine sea salt and beat until whipped.
- Turn half of the cookies bottom side up. Spread or pipe a generous layer of salted caramel frosting onto each one. Top with remaining cookies and gently press together.
Notes
- Ensure butter is at room temperature for easier mixing.
- You can use either salted or unsalted butter for the cookies; just adjust salt accordingly.
- Store in an airtight container to keep cookies fresh.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg