These peach cookies may be found throughout many places in Europe. They are most commonly found in Italy, but you will also find them in other countries, often at Russian weddings or similar events.
Peach cookies seem to be the center of attention at a festive table, attracting so many eyes for their look and most definitely for their taste. Soft and crumbly cookie shell, filled with delicious dulce de leche and walnut filling.
With so many pictures and their wonderful look, it may seem that they are too complicated to make. But don’t fall for it!
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Recipe
These adorable peach cookies are filled with dulce de leche, chopped walnuts, and tender cookie crumbs. So decorative and festive!
Ingredients
- 6 cups flour
- 2 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Filling
- 16 oz dulce de leche
- 1/2 cup roasted crushed walnuts
- 1/2 cup cookie crumbs
Topping
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 drop pink food coloring
- 1 drop green food coloring
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla together. Next, add the flour and baking powder until well-combined.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Next, form small, round balls out of the dough (about the size of a walnut).
- Arrange the dough balls on the baking sheet about an inch apart. Bake for about 15-20 minutes (you'll want to pull them out of the oven while they're still white, not golden brown).
- Using a knife, cut out a small hole in the center of each cookie.
Filling
- To make the filling, combine the dulce de leche with the cookie crumbs and crushed walnuts.
- Fill in each hole with the dulce de leche filling. Press two cookies together to form a peach shape.
Decorating
- Fill two medium-sized bowls with a cup of milk. Dye one bowl of milk pink using pink food coloring. In the other bowl, combine pink food coloring and green food coloring to create a peach color.
- Dip one side of the cookie into the pink milk and the other side into the peach milk. Dunk the cookie into a bowl full of sugar and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat until you have no more cookies left. Allow the cookies to set at room temperature overnight.
- Decorate the cookies with small leaves. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
European Peach Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 215 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 39mg13%
Sodium 16mg1%
Potassium 67mg2%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 318IU6%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Did anyone ever figure out why the cookies crack? Looked through comments, saw one other person with this concern but no tips to make it stop 😭
Hey Victoria, the most common issue is the dough is too dense, too much flour was added. Hope this helps
Thanks for the tip! I'll try again tonight!
Can you share what brand flour do you usually use?
I typically use King Arthur or Bobs Redmill.
I see it says cookie crumbs... is there a certain kind ?
Thanks !
The crumbs you get when you cut out the center of the cookies.
Can I refrigerate the batter/dough and bake within the next two days ?
Hi Inna, I would suggest baking the cookies and keep them in a sealed container for a few days. I am not sure how the dough will come out after refrigerating it.
I would love for you to make a video showing this recipe and how you do it! These are my favorite cookies❤️
Yuliya, we definitely need to make a video for this one. Adding them to my list. 🙂
Thank you so much for the recipe!
No problem!
Hi..
Should the walnuts be ground or just chopped? Do I need to roast them or can I use them right out of the bag?
Hey Janet, the walnuts can be chopped and roasted are the best. I like the texture fo chunks of walnuts but if you do prefer more of a creamy texture of nuts you can also use ground walnuts, can't go wrong. 🙂
Hi I make these kind of peaches. I was wondering if u know how to make them in strawberry shape?
I think concept would be the same but just shaping them differently. I havent made them into strawberry shapes so I can't really give you tips.
How do you store these cookies?
Air tight container, refrigerate them for up to a week or freeze for a few months.
How many drops of food coloring do I need to add to each bowl of milk ?
Ally, I would add two. See if you like the color and you can always add more. It really depends on the color you like.
So what kind of cookie crumbs? Do I need to buy it or r I can use whatever I cut out of the cookie ?
Ally, use the crumbs that you would cut of out the cookies. 🙂
What kind of cookie crumbs ??? Where do I get it ?
The part you cut out would work perfect 🙂
What is green food coloring for ? To create peach , so u dip one side in peach color n one in pink ?
I mixed up that lime with pink and I got a peach color. 🙂
How many calories are per serving? If you don't know its fine.Thank you:)
Not sure at all :/
why do the cookies crack?
It's hard to say why they crack, wih out seen them. Maybe the dough is too thick, the flour you use isn't working well.
Could I use sweetened condensed milk and cook it myself?
Yes, you definitely can!
Love this it reminds me of my Romanian Grandma making them all the time <3
That sounds like a great memory. My grandma didn't bake but she was a darn good cook. 🙂
Should the butter be softened?
Yes, butter should be softened.
For the natural colors you can use a juice of beet and carrot
Yes, I heard of that method also. Haven't tried it yet.
I have a quick question where can I buy the coloring food ?
Most grocery stores sell food coloring in their baking section.
Thank you
What exactly is the dulce lechwe filling and where do I get it from?
Dulce De Leche is cooked condensed milk, it is sold at Walmart Mexican food section. It taste almost like caramel, just 10X better 🙂
Thanks so much! Can't wait to try this recipe. Then I don't have to wait for weddings to eat these again. Hehehe
For sure! And you wouldn't have a limit at home 🙂
2 1/2 cups unsalted butter is 20 oz or 566 gramm, right?
Yes, if you are using stick, it would be 5 of them.
Thank you.
Oh wait can i use "I cant believe its not butter " instead of unsalted butter?
I haven't tried that but I am worried that the texture wouldn't be the same.
Love peach cookies with cooked sweetened condensed milk - one of the best desserts from childhood!
Yes, condensed milk is the best part 🙂
i got a 100 in my culinary baking competition for school with this and most unique dish in my foreign class
Oh wow, how exciting. You are taking a class at school?
i just made these cookies and i needed 7 1/2 cups of flour to make them turn out correctly.
Same here. I had to add 7 1/2 cups instead of 6 because it was way too sticky.
I think it's because I am using Canadian flour so the texture could be different.
Hmm, that is interesting. I used this recipe several times and it turned out good.
I shared all my tips to make them turn out good. I had to practice the first time. With first time I tried I didnt add the right amount of flour.
I noticed you both said first time making these didnt turn out perfect. Any tips that would help making them for the first time?
Not as cute as yours, but still a success. 🙂
Olga thanks for sharing it. I have made them several times already.
nice, my first batch was terrible. Yours look great. Thanks for sharing a picture. 🙂