TWD: Dulce de leche Duos

Another incredibly delectable cookie recipe from Dorie - sweet, creamy rich dulce de leche (milk caramel) sandwiched between two equally rich, buttery and cakey cookies. This week's TWD pick is by Jodie of Beansy Loves Cake and by the name of her blog, I know now why she picked this somewhat-cookie-somewhat-cake combination! Cake in a cookie -  not a bad idea at all!

Condensed milk used to be a staple in our home but truth be told, I've never had it as dulce de leche. I was eager to try the different methods of home-made dulce de leche and was deciding between that of David Lebovitz's or the slow-cooker method that I first came across in a fellow blogger's site. For this time, I opted to go with the former as I had somethin' else cookin' in my slow cooker. I'm happy with the results - rich, not overly custardy or dark as I've seen in some photos online but has a rather satiny sheen to it. I reckon I could've left it in the oven for an extra 15 minutes or so to get a darker color?

 I sandwiched half the batch of cookies with the dulce de leche and the other half with a café con leche spread (half espresso half dulce de leche combo).  I do love the taste of strong coffee with the sweet leche! I'll definitely try the slow-cooker method of making dulce de leche the next time round (and probably double the batch of cookies too. The neighbors will love me!!)
Here's the recipe for this week's pick and please be sure to head over to TWD for more tips and pointers while I attack my breakfast!

Have a sweet day everyone!