Creme Brûlée Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/4 cups whole milk (540 ml)
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp granulated white sugar (225 g)
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
• 3 1/2 tbsp cornstarch (28 g)
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter (42 g), cut in cubes
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (313 g), spooned and leveled
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup granulated white sugar (250 g)
• 1 cup unsalted butter (224 g), softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (100 g), for rolling the dough in
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (100 g), for the brulee topping