These shortbread cookies, with a layer of toffee filling, are best paired with coffee!
Alfajores
These shortbread cookies, with a layer of toffee filling, are best paired with coffee!
Ingredients
Alfajores
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 Cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Butter cubed
- 1/2 Cup confectioner's sugar for dusting
- 1 300-ml can condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°f. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Combine flour, confectioner’s sugar, and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture forms into a soft ball.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough in between sheets of cling wrap or wax paper until 1/8-inch-thick.
- Using a cookie cutter or a drinking glass, cut out dough into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Place on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cookies are slightly golden around the edges.
- Dredge cookies in confectioner’s sugar and shake off excess. Let cool completely, then store in an airtight container.
- Make the dulce de leche: remove the paper label of the can of condensed milk. Fill a medium saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a gentle simmer. Place the can in the pot, making sure it is fully covered in water. Simmer for 21/2 to 3 hours, adding water occasionally to make sure that the can is always completely submerged in water.
- Remove can from water and allow to cool to room temperature before opening, about 2 hours.
- Transfer dulce de leche to an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Assemble the cookies: using an offset spatula, spread one or two teaspoons dulce de leche on the flat side of a cookie. place another cookie on top to sandwich the filling. Wrap cookies individually in cellophane or wax paper. Store in an airtight container.
Tip: For a little extra zing, add some lime or lemon zest to the cookie dough.
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