Alfajores de Dulce de Leche (Caramel Sandwich Cookies)

Name: Alfajores de Dulce de Leche (Caramel Sandwich Cookies)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 227 grams cup butter, at room temperature; 414 milliliters About dulce de leche or caramel sauce (see notes); 237 milliliters cornstarch; 3 Tbsps dark rum; 1 large egg; 2 larges egg yolks; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters About sweetened flaked dried coconut or unsweetened shredded dried coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Alfajores de Dulce de Leche (Caramel Sandwich Cookies) is a vegetarian recipe with 18 servings. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 290 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. If you have sugar, butter, caramel sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth.

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Add egg yolks, whole egg, rum, and vanilla and beat until well blended.

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Egg

Vanilla

Rum

In another bowl, mix 2 cups flour, cornstarch, and baking powder. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended. Divide dough in half. Flatten each portion into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Corn Starch

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All Purpose Flour

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Unwrap dough. On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll one disk at a time to about 1/8 inch thick. With a floured 2- to 3-inch round cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

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Roll

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Place about 1 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. Gather excess dough into a ball, reroll, and cut out remaining cookies.

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Bake in a 350 oven until cookie edges are golden, about 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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