Salted Turtle Cookies

Sweet, salty and absolutely delicious — dulce de leche and dark chocolate make the perfect pair top our crisp buttery cookies finished with sea salt.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, at room temp.
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract 
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 cup dulce de leche, at room temp. 
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips, melted
• Flaky sea salt

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. On medium speed, beat butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth, about 1 min. On low, beat in flour, vanilla and salt until dough comes together, 1-2 min. Roll dough into 2”-wide log; wrap in plastic wrap. Chill until firm, at least 1 hr. 
2. Unwrap log; transfer cutting board. Cut into⅛”-thick slices. Transfer to baking sheets, placing 2” apart.  Bake until lightly golden along edges, 10-12 min., topping with 1 tsp. dulce de leche in center of each cookie for last 4 min. of baking time. Cool at least 30 min. Spoon ½ tsp. of dark chocolate on top of centers of each cookie. Sprinkle with salt.