Marble thumbprint cookies with dulce de leche
If you have a tin of dulce de leche and wonder how you can use it, I have the answer. You can make these easy marble thumbprint cookies with dulce de leche. We love these cookies and they taste incredible. Cocoa and vanilla cookie dough is baked to perfection and filled with creamy dulce de leche. These cookies are great to make with kids and are perfect for a birthday party, Christmas, Easter or pretty much any event.
How to make marble thumbprint cookies with dulce de leche
If you follow me for a while, you know I am a big fan of easy recipes that can be made by anyone. This cookie recipe is no different. It is super simple and the results are great.
TIPS:
- Stir dulce de leche before adding it inside a piping bag. It will help to achieve smooth piping pattern.
- In order to get this beautiful marble effect, be careful and do not overmix the dough too much. Otherwise dough will become dark all over.
- In order to get consistent size of your cookies, I would recommend using a kitchen scale and weigh cookie dough portions. My cookie dough balls were around 15 grams each.
What do thumbprint cookies taste like?
The cookie base has a sandy and buttery consistency that melts in your mouth. Each cookie taste a little bit different as the ratio of vanilla and cocoa cookie dough varies. The base is not overly sweet as creamy dulche de leche is sweet enough. Each bite will put a grin on your face.
How to store marble thumbprint cookies with dulce de leche
Store marble cookies filled with dulce de leche in a fridge in air-tight container for up to a week. Cookies may become softer overtime due to moisture in dulce de leche.
If you wish, you can freeze unfilled marble cookies for up to 6 months. These cookies freeze great. In order to defrost them, take them out of the freezer and leave at room temperature for an hour or so.
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Recipe source – my own
Enjoy!
- 300 g AP flour
- 200 g butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
- 2 egg yolk (from large eggs, approximately 144-150 g)
- 80 g sugar (caster)
- 15 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla (extract)
- 1/4 tsp salt (table)
- 1 tin dulce de leche
Please read recipe post as well. It includes storage direction and other useful information.
I always recommend using a kitchen scale to weigh ingredients as it helps to achieve the best results. The US measurements in cups are the estimate and I can not guarantee the best results.
In a medium bowl add flour, butter, salt, 2 egg yolks, vanilla and sugar. Mix together until you get a unified cookie dough.
When cookie dough is ready, divide it into half.
Add cocoa powder to 1 portion of the cookie dough and mix until cocoa is evenly distributed.
Wrap cookie dough separately in cling film and place it in a fridge for at least 1 hour. You can leave cookie dough in the fridge for up to 2 days.
When you are ready to bake, prepare 2 large baking trays lined with baking paper.
Preheat oven to 180C fan (356F).
Place cookie dough on a clean working surface and mix together a little bit. The aim of this step is to make marble effect.
Now tear small portions of cookie dough and roll them into balls. I used a kitchen scale in this step. The weigh of my cookie dough ball was about 15 grams.
Place cookie dough on the prepared baking sheets. Leave some space between cookies as they will spread a little bit. Using your thumb or a spoon make indentations in each cookie ball.
Bake cookies for about 11-13 minutes, until golden on edges.
When cookies are ready, remove them from oven and let them cool down completely.
Take a pipping bag with pipping nozzle. Add dulce de leche inside the pipping bag and fill each cookie.