Death By Caramel Cookies Recipe
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Death By Caramel Cookies

By: Kevin Ryan  
"Based on an old South American spoon treat."

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Original Recipe Yield 20 cookies
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening, chilled and diced
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. To Make Filling: Pour the condensed milk into a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat until hot. Stirring constantly, lower the heat to low and continue to cook the milk takes on a golden color, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Transfer to a bowl and cover directly with plastic wrap. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. Combine the flour, 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, and the salt in a bowl. Cut in the shortening and the butter until crumbly. Beat in the yolk and the cream. Mix to form a dough, adding more cream if necessary.
  4. Roll dough on a floured counter to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 2-1/2 inch rounds and place on ungreased sheets. Prick the top of the rounds a few times with a fork.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are light brown. Cool on sheet 1 minute and remove to rack. Spread the filling on one half and sandwich with another round. Dust cookies with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 526 | Total Fat: 32.4g | Cholesterol: 91mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2003 by REBEKAH39 
OH BOY, IF THIS IS DEATH BY CARAMEL, WHAT A WAY TO GO! THIS WAS GREAT! THANKS! :-)))) MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2002 by SIGRIDMONICA 
Are we the only fortunate ones to have experienced death by caramel cookies and lived to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2009 by Snow Angel 
They take some work, but they are good, if you know what you're biting into! It is a special... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2008 by crlylockz 
These are sooo good, in Peru they are called Alfajores. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2008 by campagnes 
The cookies themselves were nice, but who wants to stand there and stir the filling for 25... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2004 by AANTIE 
NOPE!!! We didn't care for these at all!!!! Sorry MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2009 by karataronno 
The cookie were pretty bland. And the caramel was hard to work with. I could not spread it,... MORE

 
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