Alfajores

Decandent alfajores cookies filled with a homemade dulce de leche filling and dusted with powdered sugar are a Latin American treat that can be served at any occasion.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 127 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon pisco or other brandy

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine condensed milk and butter for filling in a pot over medium-low heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until it coats the back of a spoon and becomes caramelized, about 2 hours.

Step 3

While the filling is simmering, mix flour, butter, powdered sugar, pisco, baking powder, and salt for cookies in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until a dough forms.

Step 4

Shape dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes.

Step 5

Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch or 3/16 inch. Use a small cookie cutter to cut approximately 80 circles. Transfer cookies to the prepared baking sheets; prick each cookie once with the tines of a fork.

Step 6

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until edges are just golden, about 12 minutes, switching racks halfway through; do not let them brown. Remove oven and transfer to a wire rack. Repeat to cook remaining cookies.

Step 7

When the filling has finished simmering, let it cool slightly, about 15 minutes.

Step 8

Spread filling over one side of 2 cookies, and press together like sandwiches. Roll in powdered sugar to coat. Repeat to fill and coat remaining cookies.