Almond Alfajores
- 1/2 cup almond meal (or almond flour)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 ounces almond paste
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup dulce de leche
- Mix the ground almond meal, flour, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Grate the almond paste into the bowl.
- Blend the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers, until dough is smooth and well mixed. Chill dough for 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- On a well floured surface, roll half the cookie dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut desired shapes and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling scraps until all of the dough has been rolled and cut.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- When cookies are cool spread 1-2 tsps of dulce de leche on a cookie and top with another.
almond meal, flour, salt, almond paste, butter, leche
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-alfajores-456987 (may not work)