“Arequipe“… I can’t think of a word that makes me happier!
I always have one open jar of Dulce de Leche, or Arequipe, sitting in my refrigerator and a couple spares in my pantry!
I was thinking of what to make with them recently and I didn’t want to make Alfajores, milkshakes, crepes, cocadas or cakes again, and I wanted to do more than just eat it straight out of the jar, like I always do. I wanted to make something different and that my family would enjoy, so I decided to make Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies.
These cookies are buttery, sweet and absolutely delicious! I think these cookies are definitely my new favorite way to enjoy Arequipe!
Buen provecho!
Ingredients
(12 cookies)
- 1/2 cup of butter or 1 stick, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of homemade or store bought dulce de leche or arequipe
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract and salt until combined. Lower the speed of the mixer to low and add all-purpose flour in two additions.
- Form the dough into 12 balls. Place the balls of dough on prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Using the round part of a 1/4-teaspoon measure, make a deep indentation in each ball.
- Bake the cookies until firm to the touch and golden on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer and cool on wire cooling rack.
- When ready to serve, fill the indentations with dulce de leche or arequipe.
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Belinda @zomppa says
February 27, 2013 at 9:31 PMA brilliant stroke of genius! Great use of one of the most amazing things on the planet.
grace says
February 28, 2013 at 8:02 AMthat thick, luscious dulce de leche is SO appealing! half of it wouldn’t even make it onto the cookies. 🙂
Barbara says
February 28, 2013 at 8:12 AMThose look delicious, Erica. I’d never have dulce de leche left over in my fridge…I would have been spooning out mouthfuls!
Joanne says
March 1, 2013 at 10:29 AMI’m normally not that into thumbprints but with a dulce de leche filling – I want and NEED!
lisaiscooking says
March 1, 2013 at 10:36 AMDulce de leche makes me very happy too! I wish I could grab a few of these cookies off the screen. The filling looks great.
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz says
March 4, 2013 at 8:15 PMOh these cookies look so wonderful. I ahev not made cookies in so long, Dulche de Leche is so perfect for a thumbprint cookie.
Aliza .Y. says
March 28, 2013 at 5:23 PMIs this recipe Colombian?
Please Reply!!!
Erica says
March 28, 2013 at 5:57 PMDulce de Leche or Arequipe is a traditional Colombian dessert, but the cookies are not traditional.
kitty says
April 27, 2013 at 1:06 PMhey. could you reply with the recipe for the dulce de leche? i cant get the recipe up on my computer. i don’t know why.
Erica Dinho says
April 29, 2013 at 8:58 AMhttps://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/arequipe-or-dulce-de-leche
Traci says
October 19, 2013 at 5:30 PMI made these last night and followed the recipe exactly… I found the dough to be very soft and impossible to roll into balls. Is it supposed to be chilled before rolling in to balls? (By the way, I have had great luck with a lot of your recipes and am only asking out of a desire to figure out what went wrong, so please don’t take it as a criticism… not meant that way… just trying to improve for next time.)
Erica Dinho says
October 19, 2013 at 6:27 PMHi Traci,
I don’t know what went wrong! You can wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Georgie says
September 9, 2015 at 5:20 AMHi. I love your blog – great recipes. I made these cookies recently – you can see my attempt if you look at my blog! They were delicious and a great way to eat dulce de leche, but I’m afraid I do have to agree with Traci in that the dough was quite soft, so not sure if I did something wrong? I might add a bit more flour next time. Anyway, great blog 🙂
Anonymous says
January 14, 2017 at 4:32 PMcan i use store bought Arequipe or Dulce de Leche or should i make it homemade?
Erica Dinho says
January 19, 2017 at 11:11 AMYou can use store bought arequipe.