Casadinhos - Brazilian Wedding Cookies with Dulce de Leche
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Casadinhos - Brazilian Wedding Cookies with Dulce de Leche
Description
Casadinhos combines corn starch and all-purpose flour to create a tender, melt-in-the-mouth cookie base. The dough is prepared by mixing dry ingredients, then creaming butter, sugar, and egg, before bringing all elements together by hand. The dough balls are formed to small, uniform sizes to bake evenly.
Once baked, the cookies develop a delicate crumb ideal for sandwiching with a generous portion of dulce de leche, which provides sweetness and a creamy contrast to the buttery cookie. They are often dusted lightly with caster or icing sugar to add a final touch of sweetness and softness.
These cookies are popular in Brazilian weddings and celebrations, prized for their elegant simplicity and satisfying combination of textures. They can be served at room temperature and make an attractive addition to dessert tables or tea occasions.
Ingredients
- 125 grams corn starch aka cornflour
- 100 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 90 grams butter softened, unsalted
- 85 grams granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature, large
- 1 can dulce de leche or homemade dulce de leche made from a can of condensed milk, 8oz/397g
- castor sugar or icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper (baking paper).
- In a bowl, fork together the cornflour, plain flour, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, add the softened butter, sugar and egg.
- Beat the mixture until well combined. Don't worry if it appears a bit curdled, it will smooth out when we incorporate the flour. Note: We like using an electric hand mixer for this step, but a wooden spoon or stand mixer works too.
- Add the dry ingredients all at once to the butter and sugar mixture.
- Use your hands to combine the ingredients. Keep mixing until the dough forms a uniform ball and all the ingredients have been fully incorporated.Note: It may appear like a very dry mixture at first that won't bind, but keep going, it will come together.
- For bite-sized cookies, measure out one level teaspoon-sized portions of dough.
- Roll each portion of dough into a neat, round ball with no cracks or seams showing.
- Space the dough balls out on a baking tray roughly two inches apart (5cm).
- Using the tip of your finger, gently press down on each dough ball to very slightly flatten it.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the bottom of each cookie is a light golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on their baking trays for at least 30 minutes before starting the sandwiching process.
- Spread dulce de leche onto one cookie, adding as much or as little as you want. Just be mindful of how much it may ooze out if you add too much, as tempting as it may be!
- Carefully place another cookie on top of the dulce de leche, gently pressing down to create a sandwich.
- Add caster sugar or powdered sugar to a bowl, then roll each cookie in the sugar until it's coated to your liking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 25sandwiched cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 70 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 70kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 40mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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