Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Remember those Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies that were oh, so yummy?? Well, these cookies are kind of like those. Except not. The shortbread recipe is the same, but I think I like these even more than the salted caramel ones. And I liked those ones a lot! There’s just something about the ease of being able to scoop the caramel out of a can instead of making it that makes these cookies my best friend. I’ll give full disclosure and tell you that they are very addicting and tend to be inhaled in no time flat, but everybody needs some dessert that tastes that good every now and again, right?

Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients:

1 cup {2 sticks} plus 2 Tbsp. salted butter

1 cup white sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup cornstarch

1 {13.4 oz.} can Dulce de Leche {found in the Hispanic section in most grocery stores. Or, you can make your own using this recipe.}

Sprinkling sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

In a small separate bowl, mix the flour and cornstarch until well combined and then add to the butter and sugar. Mix until dough forms. {May take a few minutes. If it seems excessively dry, add another tablespoon of butter.}

Form dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in refrigerator for 20 minutes.

After dough has chilled, roll out onto a lightly floured surface until about 1/4 inch thick. Using a Linzer Cookie Cutter {I bought mine at Michaels, but you can buy them on Amazon as well, if that’s more convenient.} cut out as many cookies as will fit. Be sure to cut out equal sides of back sides and front sides.

Place the dough on a baking sheet and sprinkle with some sugar. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Don’t let them brown around the edges. That will make for hard cookies later on! Let them cool completely on a cooling rack.

Once cooled, place about a teaspoon of dulce de leche in the center of a cookie without a heart in it. Smooth it over, especially in the center, and then top with a heart cookie. Press together ever so slightly and enjoy.