These condensed milk cookies have this amazing milk scent and if you love sugar cookies then you will love condensed milk, they are the perfect cookie recipe for you. You can make a hole at the center of these cookies and fil, them with your favorite filling. This recipe is super simple and you are going to learn how to achieve an amazing melt in your mouth cookie texture with 3 simple steps. Cut the butter into small pieces and add in the flour and rub the mixture between your fingers until the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
This gives the cookies that light melt in your mouth texture which makes these cookies truly amazing. It is recommended to use your hand in these recipes because you really get a feel of the dough but you can also use a food processor or a stand mixer but just be careful not to over mix. As a sweetener use condensed milk which not only acts as a sweetener in this recipe but also adds great flavor and great texture, mix in the condensed milk using a spatula but you will eventually use your hands to harden the dough together.
You will notice this will not take long and the dough will form, to finish, bring the dough together on your work surface, the dough may be stuck so just flour your work board. Do not knead this dough but adding a little bit extra flour just makes the dough less tacky and easier to roll. Roll the dough using a rolling pin and roll it out to just about 1-inch thickness. Take your cookie cutter or anything that is sharp and round or even glass and cut out the cookies.
This dough does not require and setting you can make the cookies and bake them right away, if however you live in a warm environment and the dough starts to become too soft you can pop them into the freezer for about 5 minutes. Place the cookies onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. For baking, can make a hole at the center of this cake and you will add the filling or just bake them the way they are, either way, these cookies will be a hit.
If you are making with the filling, make a hole in the center to half of the cookies which will be the tops of the sand which cookies. Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 320 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes or until they become a slight golden color. Once baked take them out and let them cool then add a small dollop of condensed milk into the center of each cookie with no holes in the center.
This will be the ultimate guilty pleasure for all the condensed milk fans out there you can use jam too instead of the condensed milk. Then cover them using the cookies with the hole in the middle and serve them and enjoy. It is a go-to cut out cookie recipe it is easy so good, so buttery and these cookies will truly melt in your mouth.
Ingredients;
- 150g All-Purpose Flour ( 1 cup + 1 tbsp)
- 110g semi-cold butter cut into small pieces ( 1 stick ) Take the butter out of the fridge 30 min before using.
- 60g Sweetened Condensed Milk ( 2 ounces )
- 1 tsp Vanilla (optional)
Fillings options:
- Nutella
- Jam
- Condensed Milk