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Caramel Filling

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes enough to fill 3 dozen sandwich cookies

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place the sugar and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water in a medium heavy-bottom saucepan. Set over medium-high heat, and stir to combine. Without stirring, bring the mixture to a boil, and cook until dark amber in color, about 5 minutes, washing down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming.

    Step 2

    Remove from heat. Carefully pour the cream down the side of the pan (it will spatter), stirring constantly, until fully combined. Add the butter and stir to combine. Transfer filling to a heatproof bowl, and let cool slightly before filling cookies.

Reprinted with permission from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart. © 2005 Clarkson Potter
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