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Delicious Crème Brûlée Cookies topped with caramelized sugar

Crème Brûlée Cookies

Delicate cookies filled with rich pastry cream and topped with a crunchy caramelized sugar layer.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, French
Calories: 180
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pastry Cream
  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 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, cut in cubes
Cookies
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (for rolling the dough)
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (for the brûlée topping)

Method
 

Prepare Pastry Cream
  1. Simmer milk in a saucepan.
  2. Whisk egg yolks with sugar and vanilla bean paste until combined.
  3. Slowly add the milk to the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
  4. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook until thickened.
  5. Add cornstarch and butter, and stir until smooth.
Make Cookie Dough
  1. In a bowl, cream together softened butter and granulated sugar.
  2. Mix in the egg and vanilla bean paste.
  3. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture.
Shape and Bake
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Roll dough into balls and coat them in granulated sugar.
  3. Create indentations in each cookie ball and fill with pastry cream.
  4. Bake cookies for 9 minutes until edges are golden.
  5. Cool on racks before caramelizing the sugar topping with a torch.

Notes

For best results, chill the pastry cream slightly before filling the cookies. Use a kitchen torch for the ideal brûlée effect.