I am a cookie fiend…but something about shortbread cookies is completely irresistible. That something, is probably the buttery deliciousness that melts in my mouth; just the thought of the perfect crumbly texture makes my mouth water. Combine the satisfaction of the shortbread cookies with salted caramel, and you have a heavenly and accessible sandwich that you cannot help but indulge in.
These cookie sandwiches can be made with numerous fillings. I actually used the left over caramel from the recent Chocolate Cardamom cake that I made, and with the remaining cookies, I filled them with Nutella. Both were amazing, but I am always a fan of salted caramel, so those topped my list.
Shortbread and Salted Caramel Sandwiches
Author: modified from Green Eggs and Spam Blog
Recipe type: cookie
Cuisine: dessert
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Serves: 25 sandwiches
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookies:
- 3 sticks (1.5 cups) Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3.5 cups flour
- 1 pinch of salt
Salted Caramel: Recipe from Browneyedbaker.com
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon fleur de sel (or any other flaky sea salt)
Instructions
- Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl. Mix on medium speed until combined.
- Add in the vanilla and salt, and blend together.
- Slowly add in the flour and mix on low until the mixture is crumbly.
- Knead the crumbly mixture together to form a “dough” (it will still crumble, but should look like dough.)
- Wrap with plastic wrap and chill the “dough” in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface to ⅓ inch thickness.
- Cut using whatever cookie cutter or glass you wish, I used a shot glass and they were a perfect size for a sandwich cookie.
- Put the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 22 minutes or until the edges turn golden.
- Allow to cool completely before adding filling
Salted Caramel: see my previous post on Chocolate Cardamom cake for instructions
