Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk, unopened
• Cookies:
• 11 Tbsp. (1 1/3 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. Pisco (a South American brandy) or cognac
• 1 tsp. grated lime rind
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups cornstarch, sifted
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1. To prepare filling, fill a large saucepan with water. Bring to a boil. Remove label from can of condensed milk. Shake can well and place, unopened in water. Always keeping the water level above the can, boil 3 hours. Remove can from saucepan using tongs. Let cool before opening. Milk will be a beautiful caramel color and flavor.
2. While filling cooks and cools, prepare cookie dough. Beat butter with a mixer at medium-high speed until fluffy. Add sugar and salt; beat well. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating well until incorporated. Add Pisco, lime rind, lime juice and vanilla; beat well.
3. Combine cornstarch, flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Scrape butter mixture into flour mixture. Using a wooden spoon, mix until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
4. Divide dough into thirds. Place 2 portions of the dough back in refrigerator to keep cool, and place remaining portion on a board or silpat mat dusted with cornstarch.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
6. Roll dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. using a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut dough into 18 rounds. Gently transfer round to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies start to brown around the edges. Repeat with remaining dough.
7. Cool cookies completely. Spread about 2 tsp. of caramel filling on half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to create a sandwich. Dust liberally with powdered sugar before serving.

8. makes 27 sandwich cookies

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