Twix Cookies

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Twix Cookies (adapted from Hugs & CookiesXOXO)
Printable Recipe

1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 sticks butter, softened
2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk into a baking dish or pie plate. Cover with foil. Place in a larger rimmed pan and fill the larger pan with water, coming halfway up the dish/plate. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until thickened and golden. Set aside to cool.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add salt and flour until soft dough forms. Roll into balls and press a hole in the middle with a finger or end of a wooden spoon. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes. Cool.

Once cooled, fill the centers with the dulce de leche and drizzle melted chocolate across the tops. To melt chocolate: place chips in a mocrowave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and stir well. Repeat, cooking for 30 seconds and stirring very well after each, 2 or three more times. To drizzle, you can use a piping bag, a spoon, or I used a plastic bag with the very very tip of one corner cut off. 

 All right, I'm sure lots of you, like me, have seen the sweetened-condensed-milk-caramel thing all over Pinterest. I have been very skeptical of such a thing. Homemade Caramels are just so amazing, I did not see how this could possibly be that good! So here's my opinion: Caramel this is not. Dulce de leche, sure! Would I make this to dip apples in, or drizzle on ice cream? No. For these cookies? Actually, it's perfect! It doesn't quite have the chewy texture, but tastes very very close to Twix caramel. So it definitely works here!

 The cookie part is a bit softer than the Twix cookie bar, but I like them that way. You could always bake for a few more minutes if you want it crunchy. It was hard to restrain myself from adding vanilla or almond to the cookies, but The Geologist restrained me, and they really do taste like Twix candy bars! Especially if you're generous with the chocolate!

Lots of fun, and rave reviews all around!

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