Dulce De Leche Bat Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more
• all-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup dulce de leche

Recipe

• 1 whisk together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder. beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. beat in egg, yolk, chocolate, and vanilla. reduce speed to low. add flour mixture, and beat until just combined. shape into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 2 on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick. cut out 36 rounds with a 2-inch cutter, and space 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. using an aspic cutter set, cut a triangle, point side up, in the center of half the cookies, and then use the half-moon cutter to make one "wing" on each side of the triangle. refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 375. bake until set, 7 to 9 minutes. let cool. top each uncut cookie with 1 teaspoon dulce de leche and a cutout cookie.