Pecan Dulche De Leche Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped, divided
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut, toasted
• 1/2 cup dulce de leche

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until fluffy; beat in egg yolk, vanilla and salt.
• 2 in separate bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup of the pecans and coconut; stir into butter mixture in 2 additions to make smooth dough.
• 3 divide dough in half; form each into 1-1/2-inch (4 cm) wide log. roll each in remaining pecans, pressing to adhere to dough. wrap each log and refrigerate for 1 hour or for up to 24 hours.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 f / 180 c.
• 5 cut logs into 1/4-inch (5 mm) thick slices. arrange 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, on parchment paper–lined baking sheets.
• 6 bake in oven until golden, about 10 minutes. transfer to rack; let cool completely.
• 7 spread bottoms of half of the cookies with about 1/2 tsp dulce de leche each. top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.