Condensed Milk Cookie Cups – Soft, Buttery & Filled With Creamy Caramelized Sweetness

🎉 Introduction

These Condensed Milk Cookie Cups are the perfect blend of soft, buttery cookie bases baked into mini cups and filled with rich, creamy, caramel-like sweetened condensed milk. They taste like a cross between sugar cookies and dulce de leche tartlets — unbelievably indulgent, melt-in-your-mouth soft, and shockingly easy to make.

With their golden edges, soft centers, and rich creamy filling, these cookie cups are perfect for parties, holidays, potlucks, dessert tables, or anytime you want a simple recipe that looks and tastes stunning.

🧰 Equipment Needed

• Mini muffin tin
• Mixing bowls
• Hand or stand mixer
• Cookie scoop
• Measuring cups/spoons
• Cooling rack
• Small spoon or tart press

🛒 Ingredients

Cookie Cup Dough

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt

Creamy Condensed Milk Filling

Choose one version:

Simple Baked Condensed Milk (Caramel-style):

• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk

—or—

Stovetop Creamy Condensed Milk Filling:

• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

👩‍🍳 Directions

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough

Cream together:

• butter
• granulated sugar
• brown sugar

Mix 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.

Add:

• egg
• vanilla

Mix again.

Whisk together:

• flour
• baking soda
• baking powder
• salt

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.

Step 2: Form the Cookie Cups

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Grease a mini muffin tin.

Scoop 1 tbsp dough into each cavity.
Press down the center slightly with your thumb or a tart press.

(You will press again after baking.)

Step 3: Bake

Bake 9–11 minutes, until:

• edges are lightly golden
• centers puffed but soft

Immediately after baking, use the back of a spoon or a tart press to re-indent the centers to create cups.

Cool completely in the pan before removing.

Step 4: Prepare the Condensed Milk Filling

Option A: Simple Baked Condensed Milk (Thicker & Caramel-Like)

Spread condensed milk in a small oven-safe dish.
Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, stirring halfway.
It becomes thicker and lightly caramelized.

Option B: Stovetop Creamy Condensed Milk

In a saucepan heat:

• condensed milk
• butter

Cook 4–5 minutes over medium heat until thick and glossy.
Stir in vanilla.

Let cool slightly before filling.

Step 5: Fill the Cookie Cups

Spoon warm condensed milk into each cookie cup.

Optional toppings:

• sea salt
• chocolate drizzle
• toasted coconut
• crushed nuts
• mini chocolate chips
• cinnamon sugar

Let the filling set 15–20 minutes.

🍽️ Servings & Timing

• Makes: 20–24 cookie cups
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 9–11 minutes
• Filling Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: ~25–30 minutes

🧊 Storage & Freezing

Room Temp: 2 days
Refrigerator: 5–6 days
Freeze cookie cups (unfilled): 2 months
(Fill after thawing for best texture.)

🥄 Variations

1. Chocolate Condensed Milk Cups
   Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder to the filling.
2. Salted Caramel Cookie Cups
   Mix 2 tbsp caramel sauce with condensed milk.
3. Lemon Cream Cookie Cups
   Add lemon zest + a squeeze of lemon juice to the filling.
4. Nutella Condensed Milk Cups
   Swirl Nutella into the warm filling.
5. Biscoff Cookie Cups
   Add 2 tbsp Biscoff spread to filling.
6. Strawberry Condensed Milk Cups
   Mix in freeze-dried strawberry powder.
7. Coconut Condensed Milk Cups
   Add toasted coconut flakes to filling.
8. S’mores Cookie Cups
   Add mini marshmallow + chocolate chips on top.
9. Cinnamon Roll Cookie Cups
   Add cinnamon to dough + cream cheese drizzle on top.
10. Peanut Butter Caramel Cups
    Add 2 tbsp peanut butter to the hot filling.

❓ 10 FAQs

1. Why did my cookie cups stick to the pan?
   Pan wasn’t greased well — nonstick spray is essential.
2. Can I use store-bought cookie dough?
   Yes — sugar cookie or chocolate chip both work.
3. Why did my cups lose their shape?
   Must re-indent center immediately after baking.
4. Does condensed milk thicken after cooling?
   Yes — it firms up into a creamy, caramel-like texture.
5. Can I use dulce de leche instead?
   Absolutely — it’s perfect.
6. Can I make the cups larger?
   Use a regular muffin tin and adjust baking time to 12–14 minutes.
7. Can I freeze the assembled cookie cups?
   Best to freeze unfilled and fill after thawing.
8. Why did my cookie cups collapse?
   Underbaked — bake 1–2 minutes longer.
9. Can I pipe the filling?
   Yes — for a cleaner presentation.
10. Can I add chocolate inside?
    Add a few chocolate chips inside each cup before filling.

🏁 Conclusion

These Condensed Milk Cookie Cups are buttery, soft, creamy, and wonderfully indulgent — simple to make yet impressive enough for parties, holidays, and special occasions. With rich condensed milk filling and endless customization options, these cookie cups are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that tastes like a bakery treat.

Easy, delicious, and beautifully versatile.

Condensed Milk Cookie Cups – Soft, Buttery & Filled With Creamy Caramelized Sweetness

These Condensed Milk Cookie Cups are the perfect blend of soft, buttery cookie bases baked into mini cups and filled with rich, creamy, caramel-like sweetened condensed milk. They taste like a cross between sugar cookies and dulce de leche tartlets — unbelievably indulgent, melt-in-your-mouth soft, and shockingly easy to make. With their golden edges, soft centers, and rich creamy filling, these cookie cups are perfect for parties, holidays, potlucks, dessert tables, or anytime you want a simple recipe that looks and tastes stunning.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 20 Cookies

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

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Ingredients

  

Cookie Cup Dough

• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt

Creamy Condensed Milk Filling

Choose one version:

• Simple Baked Condensed Milk Caramel-style:
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• —or—
• Stovetop Creamy Condensed Milk Filling:
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

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Equipment

• Mini muffin tin
• Mixing bowls
• Hand or stand mixer
• Cookie scoop
• Measuring cups & spoons
• Cooling rack
• Small spoon or tart press

Method

 

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough

1. Cream together:
2. butter
3. granulated sugar
4. brown sugar
5. Mix 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
6. Add:
7. egg
8. vanilla
9. Mix again.
10. Whisk together:
11. flour
12. baking soda
13. baking powder
14. salt
15. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.

Step 2: Form the Cookie Cups

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease a mini muffin tin.
3. Scoop 1 tbsp dough into each cavity.
4. Press down the center slightly with your thumb or a tart press.
5. (You will press again after baking.)

Step 3: Bake

1. Bake 9–11 minutes, until:
2. edges are lightly golden
3. centers puffed but soft
4. Immediately after baking, use the back of a spoon or a tart press to re-indent the centers to create cups.
5. Cool completely in the pan before removing.

Step 4: Prepare the Condensed Milk Filling

1. Option A: Simple Baked Condensed Milk (Thicker & Caramel-Like)
2. Spread condensed milk in a small oven-safe dish.
3. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, stirring halfway.
4. It becomes thicker and lightly caramelized.
5. Option B: Stovetop Creamy Condensed Milk
6. In a saucepan heat:
7. condensed milk
8. butter
9. Cook 4–5 minutes over medium heat until thick and glossy.
10. Stir in vanilla.
11. Let cool slightly before filling.

Step 5: Fill the Cookie Cups

1. Spoon warm condensed milk into each cookie cup.
2. Optional toppings:
3. sea salt
4. chocolate drizzle
5. toasted coconut
6. crushed nuts
7. mini chocolate chips
8. cinnamon sugar
9. Let the filling set 15–20 minutes.

Notes

🧊 Storage & Freezing

Room Temp: 2 days
Refrigerator: 5–6 days
Freeze cookie cups (unfilled): 2 months
(Fill after thawing for best texture.)

🥄 Variations

Chocolate Condensed Milk Cups
Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder to the filling.

Salted Caramel Cookie Cups
Mix 2 tbsp caramel sauce with condensed milk.

Lemon Cream Cookie Cups
Add lemon zest + a squeeze of lemon juice to the filling.

Nutella Condensed Milk Cups
Swirl Nutella into the warm filling.

Biscoff Cookie Cups
Add 2 tbsp Biscoff spread to filling.

Strawberry Condensed Milk Cups
Mix in freeze-dried strawberry powder.

Coconut Condensed Milk Cups
Add toasted coconut flakes to filling.

S’mores Cookie Cups
Add mini marshmallow + chocolate chips on top.

Cinnamon Roll Cookie Cups
Add cinnamon to dough + cream cheese drizzle on top.

Peanut Butter Caramel Cups
Add 2 tbsp peanut butter to the hot filling.

❓ 10 FAQs

Why did my cookie cups stick to the pan?
Pan wasn’t greased well — nonstick spray is essential.

Can I use store-bought cookie dough?
Yes — sugar cookie or chocolate chip both work.

Why did my cups lose their shape?
Must re-indent center immediately after baking.

Does condensed milk thicken after cooling?
Yes — it firms up into a creamy, caramel-like texture.

Can I use dulce de leche instead?
Absolutely — it’s perfect.

Can I make the cups larger?
Use a regular muffin tin and adjust baking time to 12–14 minutes.

Can I freeze the assembled cookie cups?
Best to freeze unfilled and fill after thawing.

Why did my cookie cups collapse?
Underbaked — bake 1–2 minutes longer.

Can I pipe the filling?
Yes — for a cleaner presentation.

Can I add chocolate inside?
Add a few chocolate chips inside each cup before filling.

🏁 Conclusion

These Condensed Milk Cookie Cups are buttery, soft, creamy, and wonderfully indulgent — simple to make yet impressive enough for parties, holidays, and special occasions. With rich condensed milk filling and endless customization options, these cookie cups are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that tastes like a bakery treat.

Easy, delicious, and beautifully versatile.