Soft & Chewy Dulce de Leche Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookie Ingredients

Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Add the butter and 1 ½ cups sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream together.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
4. Add the flour, baking soda, and 1 tsp cinnamon and mix until well combined.
5. Use a 1/3 cup measuring cup to scoop out the batter into 12 equally sized cookies. Use your hands to roll into balls.
6. Combine the remaining ½ cup sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll each cookie in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on the baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet.
7. Press down slightly with the palm of your hand to flatten to about 3/4-inches thick. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
8. Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
9. Once cool, make the cream cheese frosting. Add the cream cheese, butter, heaping spoonful of dulce de leche, and vanilla extract to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until well combined.
10. Add the powdered sugar and salt and beat until well combined.
11. Add the frosting to a piping bag and snip the corner. Set aside.
12. Add a spoonful of dulce de leche to the top of each cookie (about 1 – 1 ½ Tbsp) and use the back of the spoon to spread around.
13. Use a 2D star tip to pipe a large dollop of the frosting in the center of each cookie. Enjoy!
14. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

Cookie Ingredients

Cream Cheese Frosting