Dulce de Leche Cinnamon Sandwich Cookies
Buttery cookies filled with creamy dulce de leche and spiced with cinnamon, perfect for holiday trays and gift boxes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Latin American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 225 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 170 g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 g dulce de leche, for filling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool completely.
- Sandwich two cookies together with a generous dollop of dulce de leche in between.
- Enjoy your sweet treat!
Notes
Chill dough for 15 minutes before shaping for neater rounds. For a vegan option, replace butter with solid coconut oil and use a flax egg.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie sandwich
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg