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Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups All-purpose flour

  • ½ cup Corn starch
  • ½ cup + 1/3 cup (for garnish) C&H® powdered sugar, sifted
  • ¼ teaspoon  Kosher salt
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

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Instructions
Prep Time: 5 / Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes / Yields: 22 cookies
Step 1

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, ½ cup of sugar and salt. Set aside.


 

Step 2

In the bowl of a stand-up mixer (you can also use a medium bowl and an electric hand-mixer), add the butter and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.


 

Step 3

Add the flour mixture and slowly mix it together (being sure not to go too quickly or else the flour will fly out of the bowl), until combined, about 1 minute. 
 

Step 4

Scoop the dough out of the bowl and form it into a ball. Place it in the center of a sheet of plastic wrap and press it into about a 2-inch round. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and transfer to the fridge to chill for about 1 hour.
 

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. When the dough is done resting in the fridge, transfer the dough to the center of a sheet of parchment. Place a sheet of parchment on top and roll it out slowly. 


 

Step 6

Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, stamp out cookies, having them as close to each other as possible. Transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them about 2-inches apart. Transfer to the fridge to chill for about 10 minutes. 


 

Step 7

Remove the label from the condensed milk can and place in a large pot. Fill with water until the can is covered with 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for 1 hour.


 

Step 8

While the can boils, score the tops of the cookies with a tine of a fork. Transfer to the oven to bake for about 11-13 minutes, until the cookies are a bit firm to the touch but have zero color on the edges. These cookies are baked just until set. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheets until room temperature.
 

Step 9 

Add the dulce de leche to half of the cookies. Place the other cookie on top and roll the sides in the final 1/3 cup of powdered sugar.

 

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Recipe by

Adrianna Guevara Adarme

@acozykitchen

Adrianna Guevara Adarme is the bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, and creator behind the popular social media destination, A Cozy Kitchen. The recipes Adrianna loves to make are always comforting and cozy, often inspired by her Latin-American background (Peruvian and Colombian). In 2015, Adrianna released the bestselling title, The Year of Cozy: 125 Recipes, Crafts & Other Homemade Adventures (Rodale), and in 2016, a coloring cookbook called A Cozy Coloring Cookbook: 45 Recipes to Eat, Cook & Color.