Spiced Alfajores

13 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 18 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
  • 10 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 10 tablespoon prepared dulce de leche
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Lightly spoon cornstarch and flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Whisk together cornstarch, flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and red pepper in a bowl.
  2. 2
    Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer; beat at medium-high speed for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until combined. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; press into a (1-inch-thick) rectangle. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
  3. 3
    Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. 4
    Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a well-floured surface. Cut into 40 cookies with a 2-inch round, scalloped-edge cookie cutter, rerolling dough scraps as necessary. Arrange cookies 1/2 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are set. (Edges will not brown.) Let cool completely on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough.
  5. 5
    Flip 20 cookies over. Top each with 1 1/2 teaspoons dulce de leche. Top with remaining cookies. Sift powdered sugar evenly over sandwiched cookies.

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