Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies)

Name: Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies)
Total time: 85
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup sifted confectioners' sugar; 0.25 cup sifted cornstarch; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 0.25 cup white sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (11.5 ounce) jar dulce de leche; 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed for dusting

Recipe by vegchef from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
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0.5 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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0.25 cup sifted cornstarch
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0.25 teaspoon salt
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2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

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0.25 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (11.5 ounce) jar dulce de leche
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0.25 cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed for dusting

Instructions

Mix flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a bowl.
Beat butter with an electric mixer in a separate bowl until soft and fluffy. Mix in white sugar and vanilla until well combined.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 3 batches, beating until just blended after each addition. Divide dough in half, roll each half into a log, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Slice dough logs into forty-eight 1/4-inch-thick cookies and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until just starting to turn golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 1 minute on the baking sheet. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely, 25 to 30 minutes.
Use a knife to generously spread dulce de leche onto 1/2 of the cooled cookies. Sandwich remaining cookies on top and place onto a serving tray.
Lightly dust finished cookies with remaining confectioners' sugar.