Tuesday, March 23, 2010

TWD: Dulce de Leche Duos

For this week's assignment, Jodie of Beansy Loves Cake chose the Dulce de Leche Duos from page 161 of BFMHTY. 

Though Dorie says you can use store-bought Dulce de Leche I made it for the first time using my slow cooker as the wonderful Julie posted on the TWD site this week and it was awesome!  At first I was kinda scared b/c it seemed very solid, but it got pretty creamy once I gave it a good stir...I may have overcooked it just a tad, but I don't think it hurt these at all.  Such an easy way to get wonderful creamy caramel whenever you want!


Well, these cookies were also a big hit at our dinner for Lacey.  I made them on Sunday afternoon, and guess what?  Hubs even liked them!  (he did not try the sandwich ones though)  I love how soft and chewy they are, and the caramel flavor really comes through.  I took the leftovers to work where they were eaten by most (we did have one nay-sayer.  boo) and everyone seemed to like them a lot there too.

Thanks for the awesome challenge Jodie!  And for those of you who want to make your own Dulce de Leche at home, all you have to do is sit a can of sweetened condensed milk in your slow cooker/crock pot and cover it with water (there should be an inch or two of water above the can).  Turn your cooker on low and just let it cook for 8-10 hours.  After that time is up, turn the cooker off and allow the water and cans to cool back to room temperature befure opening and eating.  Use it on ice cream, in brownies, or in these awesome cookies! 

18 comments:

  1. Your cookies look perfect--soft and chewy! Mine looked like rock cakes so I ended up making a second batch. I think you'll find many uses (excuses?) for dulce de leche now...

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  2. Your cookies look wonderful! I also made my ddl in a slow cooker and was so impressed by how easy and delicious it was!

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  3. I heart DDL.

    It is just way to good.

    Your cookies are lovely too.

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  4. Glad you loved the cookies so much. My blog kinda sounds like I didn't, but I really like them, even today, they are better than I think yesterday. And I think I like them better with just chocolate/Nutella in the middle. I think the DUO caramel was a bit much.

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  5. I did the crockpot method too. Now that I know it can be done, I don't think I'll ever do it another way now. The boiling on the stove method kinda scares me! Glad you enjoyed the cookies.
    -CB
    http://iheartfood4thought.com

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  6. Those look awesome - how did you get that wonderful crackly texture to them? Wonderful - glad they were enjoyed - I sure liked experimenting with all the DDL methods. Crockpot rules!

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  7. Thanks for baking with me! Yours look great!

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  8. These cookies WERE wonderful. And made with home made dulce - even better.

    I use the boil on the stove method, but will now switch to slow cooker method.

    Glad they were a hit.

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  9. Those look great- glad they were enjoyed by all!

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  10. Your cookies look amazing! I loved how soft and chewy these were, too!

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  11. Your cookies look terrific. I am going to try the crock pot method and make these.

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  12. Nice job on the cookies! They really were the perfect chewy cookie. I'm glad they were such a hit.

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  13. My dulce de leche was supersolid too... O well, it still tasted good and a couple of stirrs sorted out the solid problem

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  14. Your cookies look great and I bet they taste delicious! Wish I had one now!

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  15. yours look SO chewy and yummy

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  16. Beautiful photo of those yummy cookies! I love them on the green plate. I think well-browned caramel is the best!

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  17. Some day, I will really have to try that crock pot method of making the DDL. Sounds so easy and fool proof...just what I need. They look wonderful.

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  18. Have used stove top method for years. Now switching to crock pot.

    Yours look delish.

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