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Salted Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cookie

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March  1, 2011
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Salted Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cookie
  • Makes 28~30 walnut size cookies
Author Notes

Dulce de Leche, the sweet staple that can be found in every piece of dessert in Argentina. I don’t know any porteños who doesn’t love this sweet, taffy, sticky caramel-like goodness; it is spread throughout the whole dessert spectrum in Buenos Aires. First thing I bought coming to BA was a jar of Dulce de Leche, spread it generously onto my toast the next morning, and regretted. Slowly I’ve learned how to incorporate this valuable caramel jar into my various desserts. This is my favorite of them all: bitter-sweet chocolate cookie, decorated by the caramel color of dulce de leche and finished with a scant of good salt flakes. —FrancesRen

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 2/3 + 1/3 cups bitter-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 egg, beaten lightly
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon dulce de leche/ per cookie
  • scant of good sea salt/ per cookie
Directions
  1. Melt 2/3 cup of the chocolate in double boiler; stir in the butter until melted.
  2. Whisk egg and vanilla together; whisk in a little of the melted chocolate to temper the eggs; add brown sugar and remaining chocolate; mix well and stir in flour and baking powder. Mix well.
  3. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or freezer for 20 minutes until mixture thickens a bit.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F.
  5. Drop a teaspoon size (walnut size) onto lightly oiled baking sheet; flatten the cookies; go back to each cookie and graze a bit of dulce de leche onto the cookie; sprinkle with a scant of fleur de sel.
  6. Bake for about 5~8 minutes, or until the caramel starts bubbling; let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes to let the cookie set, then using a knife carefully release the cookie and let it cool completely on the rack.
  7. Enjoy.
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7 Reviews

Elizabeth
Elizabeth September 10, 2016
Just made these. Although they taste delicious but I wouldn't call these cookies. "Fudge puddles" would be more appropriate. Did I do something wrong?
 
Franca
Franca December 22, 2011
Made these the other night. Tasty. Love Dulce de Leche!
 
lovethrghfood
lovethrghfood July 17, 2011
hey it doesnt say when to use the butter... also can i use parchement paper to bake the cookies?
 
hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour July 17, 2011
You add the butter in step 1. I'm sure you can use parchment for baking.
 
Midge
Midge April 5, 2011
Love in Argentina that its ok to spread dulce de leche on toast. I'm so making these.
 
hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour March 1, 2011
These look like they should be illegal!
 
FrancesRen
FrancesRen March 2, 2011
Shh. It is!