Cinnamon-Spiced Hot Chocolate Cookies

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The cookies were very tasty and really simple. The spicy kick reminds me of the kick in ginger snap cookies. Instead of dulche de leche i melted some caramel with a little brewed coffee and drizzled over the cookies which worked well. Also when making the batter it was a little dry and added a little hot coffee to add moisture, this also worked well.

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Loved the sandy texture and the spicy kick! I will do this again, but cut a bit of the sugar, I found them far too sweet for my taste..

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Loved these, but I think I will use all butter next time and a friend of mine said when packing them up in a container, to put a piece of bread it there and they will be soft, I will try that. They are a little crispy and I prefer a softer cookie, but ooo yummy! My dough was crumbly and I was worried it wouldn't come together, but it did.

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Delicious cookies!!! I was a bit worried after mixing the dough because it was quite sticky. I left the dough in the refrigerator for longer than 45 minutes...about 2 hours. After cutting the dough, I shaped it round with my fingers. It turned out great!!! Loved it! Yummy!!!!

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Made these for a cookie exchange last night and everybody raved about them. I opted to make them into little balls since I was low on time. I also used Ghiradelli cocoa and added the cayenne and very good unsalted butter. Don't use a store brand butter because it contains some water and you won't get the same results. I also heated the dulce de leche so I could drizzle it using a plastic bottle and tip. I personally found the DL very bland tasting and may try using sweetened condensed milk. Will also pop them in the freezer for a moment to harden the topping because they'll stick together. My family loved these!

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My kids and I made these cookies and the kids didn't like them at all. I thought they had an interesting flavor, but I think the same flavors would be better if they were in something like a fudge rather than a cookie. The cookie was too dense for our tastes and it was kind of weird how the hot chocolate flavor was an aftertaste rather than the main flavor. The dulce le leche was key, not optional in my opinion. I could not find it so made my own using sweetened condensed milk.

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Made these cookies yesterday without the topping. Accidentally used shortening instead of margarine. Thought they were okay at first, but after tasting again, think they are delicious. Especially with a scoop of chocolate ice cream! Btw, if you're having troble with the dough crumbling when you slice it, make sure your knife is very sharp.

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These cookies were amazing! Just a hint of heat from the chilies really brought out the chocolate... Really reminds me of Mexican hot chocolate.
If you can't find Dulce de Leche at your grocery store, my chilean neigbor gave me a tip to make it really easily... however, there might be a danger of exploding cans. You take a can of sweetened condensed milk and put the whole can unopened into a boiling pot of water for three hours, adding more hot water every hour or so as it evaporates. Let the can cool, and when you open it up, the sweetened condensed milk will have carmalized nicely into dulce de leche. So far, I've tried it three times and nothing's exploded... just be careful.

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After reading the reviews about dryness I was a bit timid about making the cookie. I experienced a very small amount of dryness. I think if the butter is at room temp (or a little warmer it helps in the molding of the log. Next time I would add a bit more cayenne pepper for a bit more of a kick. My 12 yo son and I had a grand time making the cookies.

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really nice. mine were crisp, too crisp for the husband. used all butter instead of margarine. used just under 1/8 tsp cayenne. I'll use more next time because I love the heat of spicy chocolate! Dough was stiff but I compacted it, rolled and shaped it into the log using plastic wrap. twisted the ends closed in opposite direction as described in one of the Food Network videos. then made a tube from leftover packaging - posterboard weight paper- and slid the wrapped log into the tube for chilling in fridge - about 2hrs. worked well to prevent a flat sided log.