Dulce De Leche Stuffed Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Serves: 2 Dozen Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1¾ cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1½ cups AP flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dulce de leche
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and the chocolate chips, stirring until just melted. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix on low speed until just combined. Add in the cooled chocolate and beat until just combined. Add cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, spices, and salt. Mix on low speed just until combined. Dough will be very wet and sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours until dough is well chilled.
  3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Using a small scoop, drop the cookie dough by teaspoon onto cookie sheets. Using a spatula sprayed with a little cooking spray, flatten the dough balls slightly.
  4. Scoop dulce de leche into a small ziploc bag and cut the tip off of one corner. Squeeze about ½ to 1 teaspoon of dulce de leche into the center of each flattened dough round. Using the small scoop, place another scoop of dough on top, gently forming around the dulce de leche and sealing with the bottom dough.
  5. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 11-13 minutes, until they look just cooked through. Let cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
For the Freezer: After filling dough with dulce de leche and scooping more dough on top, freeze the dough balls on a cookie sheet until hard, then transfer to a freezer ziplock bag. Dough can be cooked from frozen; just add a few more minutes to the baking time.

Source: adapted from Stepable.
Recipe by Wright Family Table at https://www.wrightfamilytable.com/dulce-de-leche-stuffed-mexican-hot-chocolate-cookies/