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Creme Brûlée Cookies Recipe

Creme Brûlée Cookies Recipe
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These Creme Brûlée Cookies are a delightful treat that combines the richness of vanilla pastry cream with soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with a caramelized sugar crust. Perfect for any dessert lover!

Ingredients

FOR THE VANILLA PASTRY CREAM

  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp granulated white sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 3 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed

FOR THE SUGAR COOKIES

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (for rolling the dough in)
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (for the brulee topping)

Instructions

  1. FOR THE VANILLA PASTRY CREAM – In a saucepan, heat milk until steaming. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla, and cornstarch. Gradually add milk, then cook until thick. Stir in butter, chill.
  2. FOR THE SUGAR COOKIES – Preheat oven. Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Form dough balls, roll in sugar, bake and cool.
  3. ASSEMBLING THE COOKIES – Pipe pastry cream onto cookies, sprinkle with sugar, torch until golden. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Add pastry cream only before serving to avoid sogginess.

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