Jerez's Caramel Cookies

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.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.