Coconut and Dulce de Leche Cookies

Name: Coconut and Dulce de Leche Cookies
Total time: 5700 s
Yield: 8 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (about 120 grams); 2 1/2 cups flour (about 300 grams); 1/2 cup brown sugar (about 100 grams); 1/2 cup white sugar (about 90 grams); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 pinch salt; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; Dulce de leche; 1 cup desiccated coconut (about 80 grams); Chocolate for decoration (optional)

mariascookie @mariascookie

Terrassa, Cataluña, España

I had been wanting to make coconut cookies for a long time! And what better to accompany them than dulce de leche…?🤭

mariascookie @mariascookie

Terrassa, Cataluña, España

I had been wanting to make coconut cookies for a long time! And what better to accompany them than dulce de leche…?🤭

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Ingredients

15 min + 1 hr resting + 15-20 min baking

8 cookies

2eggs
1/2 cupunsalted butter (about 120 grams)
2 1/2 cupsflour (about 300 grams)
1/2 cupbrown sugar (about 100 grams)
1/2 cupwhite sugar (about 90 grams)
1 teaspoonbaking powder
1 pinchsalt
1 tablespoonvanilla extract
Dulce de leche
1 cupdesiccated coconut (about 80 grams)
Chocolate for decoration (optional)

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Steps

15 min + 1 hr resting + 15-20 min baking

1

Beat the butter with the sugars. Add the eggs, vanilla, flour, coconut, salt, and baking powder until everything is well mixed.
2

Form balls of about 3 ounces (80 grams), make a small indentation in the center, add a teaspoon of dulce de leche, and cover with another 3/4 ounce (20 grams) of dough. Roll the cookie in more desiccated coconut.
3

Let them rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour or in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 20 minutes or until they start to turn golden. Let them cool, drizzle with a bit of melted chocolate, and... enjoy!!!