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Savory Peach Cookies

Peach Cookies are soft, cake-like sandwich cookies filled with a creamy apricot dulce de leche center, dipped in colored milk, and rolled in sugar to resemble real peaches.
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Author: Sandra Myers

Ingredients

Peach Cookies

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons softened butter
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream heaping
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise heaping
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 heaping teaspoon baking soda diluted in 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Apricot Dulce De Leche Filling

  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter
  • 5 ounces dulce de leche
  • 2 tablespoons apricot jam
  • 3 ounces Cool Whip

Decoration

  • 1 cup milk
  • Red food coloring
  • Orange food coloring
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • Whisk eggs and sugar until light then mix in butter, sour cream, mayonnaise, and lemon-activated baking soda.
  • Add flour and baking powder mixing until a soft dough forms.
  • Roll into balls and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes until golden.
  • While warm carve out cookie centers and let them cool.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese then add dulce de leche, apricot jam, and fold in Cool Whip.
  • Fill cookies with cream and press two halves together to form peach shapes; chill 2 hours.
  • Dip cookies in red and orange-tinted milk then briefly rest on paper towels.
  • Roll in sugar for sparkle and refrigerate before serving.