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Caramel Sandwich Cookies from Argentina Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 3/4 cups cornstarch
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons Pisco (or Brandy)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup dulce de leche
1/2 cup toasted coconut (finely chopped)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F

Place the cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix briefly.

Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture, blending with your fingers until the mixture is smooth.

Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and Pisco, and mix with your hands until the dough is homogeneous and smooth (add another tablespoon or two of Pisco if the dough is too crumbly to form a ball). Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Roll out dough to 3/8" thickness, and cut into 2-inch circles.

Place cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake cookies for 10 to 15 minutes, until they are barely golden brown. Let cookies cool 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.

To fill the cookies, spread one cookie with dulce de leche and top with a second cookie. Roll the edges in the coconut.



Store in an airtight container.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
40 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Alfajores come in many sizes and flavors. Each region of South America has its own version. We like alfajores best when they are freshly made so that the crisp cookies contrast the soft filling, but many people prefer to wait a couple of days for the cookies to soften so that the cookie and the filling have the same texture.

 

 

 

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