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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Desserts » Dulce De Leche Thumbprint Cookies

    Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies

    Feb 27, 2013 · Modified: Jul 18, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 17 Comments

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    Dulce de Leche Thumbprint Cookies

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 16 votes
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    Ingredients
     

    • ½ cup of butter or 1 stick at room temperature
    • ¼ cup of sugar
    • 1 large eggs at room temperature
    • ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract
    • Pinch of salt
    • 1 cup of all purpose flour
    • ½ cup of homemade or store bought dulce de leche or arequipe

    Instructions
     

    • 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 ¼-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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    "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!

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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Belinda @zomppa

      February 27, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      5 stars
      A brilliant stroke of genius! Great use of one of the most amazing things on the planet.

      Reply
    2. grace

      February 28, 2013 at 8:02 am

      5 stars
      that thick, luscious dulce de leche is SO appealing! half of it wouldn't even make it onto the cookies. 🙂

      Reply
    3. Barbara

      February 28, 2013 at 8:12 am

      5 stars
      Those look delicious, Erica. I'd never have dulce de leche left over in my fridge...I would have been spooning out mouthfuls!

      Reply
    4. Joanne

      March 01, 2013 at 10:29 am

      5 stars
      I'm normally not that into thumbprints but with a dulce de leche filling - I want and NEED!

      Reply
    5. lisaiscooking

      March 01, 2013 at 10:36 am

      5 stars
      Dulce de leche makes me very happy too! I wish I could grab a few of these cookies off the screen. The filling looks great.

      Reply
    6. Evelyne@cheapethniceatz

      March 04, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      5 stars
      Oh these cookies look so wonderful. I ahev not made cookies in so long, Dulche de Leche is so perfect for a thumbprint cookie.

      Reply
    7. Aliza .Y.

      March 28, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      5 stars
      Is this recipe Colombian?
      Please Reply!!!

      Reply
      • Erica

        March 28, 2013 at 5:57 pm

        5 stars
        Dulce de Leche or Arequipe is a traditional Colombian dessert, but the cookies are not traditional.

        Reply
    8. kitty

      April 27, 2013 at 1:06 pm

      5 stars
      hey. 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.

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        April 29, 2013 at 8:58 am

        5 stars
        https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/arequipe-or-dulce-de-leche/

        Reply
    9. Traci

      October 19, 2013 at 5:30 pm

      5 stars
      I 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.)

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        October 19, 2013 at 6:27 pm

        5 stars
        Hi Traci,
        I don't know what went wrong! You can wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

        Reply
    10. Georgie

      September 09, 2015 at 5:20 am

      5 stars
      Hi. 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 🙂

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

      January 14, 2017 at 4:32 pm

      5 stars
      can i use store bought Arequipe or Dulce de Leche or should i make it homemade?

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        January 19, 2017 at 11:11 am

        5 stars
        You can use store bought arequipe.

        Reply
    12. Anonymous

      November 04, 2022 at 10:37 pm

      the dough comes out pretty soft, and looks nothing like the pics. what kind of sugar do you use? they still came out delicious though, so I can't complain 🙂

      Reply

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