Peach Cookies
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs
Peach Cookies look like a peach, but really are two halves of soft cookie dough baked, then hollowed and stuffed with delicious Dulce de Leche filling.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword:
peach cookies
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 204 kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 Tbsp flour
- 3 ½ cups flour 1 cup = 150 g
Filling
- 1 can Dulce de Leche / cooked sweetened condensed milk room temperature
- 8 oz unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Decorating
- 1 cup sanding sugar
- Red Orange or Peach Food Coloring
- Mint Leaves
Instructions
How to make Peach Cookie Shells
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Mix together, 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar and 2 tsp vanilla sugar until combined.
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Add 1 cup butter, stir to combine. Add 4 Tbsp flour & 2[/adjustable] tsp baking powder. Mix thoroughly to combine. Let sit for 1 hour.
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Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
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After 1 hour, add 3 1/2 cups flour (1 cup = 150 g) into the runny dough we prepared earlier and mix thoroughly.
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Roll into 15 g balls. Flatten slightly on the tray. Leave about 1 inch (2-3 cm) between each cookie. You can oil or water the hands to help with the dough sticking.
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Bake 10-12 minutes in a preheated oven at 350F. The cookies should remain fairly pale on top, with the bottoms lightly golden.
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Allow the cookies to cool slightly. Bake the rest of the cookies in the same manner.
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With a melon baller, remove the center of each cookie, to make room for the filling.
How to make the Dulce de Leche Filling
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With a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, whip 8 oz butter until white and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl throughout the process.
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Add 1 can condensed milk & 1 tsp vanilla extract and whip again, until well combined, about 1 minute.
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Fill a ziplock bag with the filling & snip the end.
Assembling the Peach Cookies
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Fill each half of the cookies with the filling, slightly overfilling, to allow for the two halves to stick together.
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Put sprinkling sugar into a bowl.
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Fill 2 bowls or cups with 1 cup of water each. Add red food coloring to one cup, and yellow/peach/orange food coloring to the other. Stir, to make sure the food coloring dissolves.
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Quickly dip each cookie, into the yellow ‘cup’ and then only half of the cookie into the red cup, to make them resemble a peach.
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Roll in the sprinkling sugar. Place on the tray.
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Allow to sit at room temperature for a couple of hours. This will allow for the moisture to redistribute evenly throughout the cookie, while allowing the outside to dry. Do not leave in a closed container, or the cookies will become soggy.
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Right before you serve the cookies, insert the hearts of mint, to make them look like real leaves from peach trees.
Nutrition Facts
Peach Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 204
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 59mg2%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.