JEREZ'S CARAMEL COOKIES

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A very sweet cookie with a Latin American flavor of rum and milk caramel. The special texture of these cookies will certainly please your taste bus. The milk caramel jam is a Hispanic sweet that we call dulce de leche.

Provided by Ruben Jerez

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes     Rum

Time 1h50m

Yield 45

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter
¾ cup milk caramel jam (dulce de leche)
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons rum

Steps:

  • Sift flour and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl.
  • Mix butter and milk caramel jam together in a separate bowl using a fork. Beat until smooth with an electric mixer. Beat in egg yolks and rum. Mix in sifted mixture gradually until well blended. Refrigerate dough, about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
  • Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters. Arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 20.6 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 40.3 mg, Sugar 3.1 g

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