Caramel Sandwich Cookies (Alfajores De Dulce De Leche) Recipe
- 1 c. butter or possibly margarine - (1/2 lb) room temperature
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 2 lrg egg yolks
- 1 lrg egg
- 3 Tbsp. dark rum
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking pwdr
- 1 3/4 c. dulce de leche see comments (or possibly caramel sauce)
- 1 c. sweetened flaked dry coconut
- In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 c. butter and sugar till smooth.
- Add in egg yolks, whole egg, rum, and vanilla and beat till well blended.
- In a medium bowl, mix 2 c. flour, cornstarch, and baking pwdr.
- Stir into butter mix, then beat till well blended.
- Divide dough in half, press each half into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze till hard, about 30 min.
- Unwrap dough.
- On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll one disk at a time to about 1/8 inch thick.
- With a floured, 2- to 3-inch round cutter, cut out cookies.
- Place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
- Gather excess dough into a ball, reroll, and cut out remaining cookies.
- Bake in a 350 degree regular or possibly convection oven till cookie edges just begin to brown, about 10 min.
- If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
- Let the cookies cold on sheets for 5 min, then use a wide spatula to transfer them to racks to cold completely.
- Turn half the cookies bottom-side up and spread each with about 1 Tbsp.
- dulce de leche.
- Top with remaining cookies, bottom-side down.
- Place coconut in a shallow bowl.
- Gently squeeze each sandwich till filling begins to ooze out sides, then roll edges in coconut.
- This recipe yields 18 to 25 sandwiches.
- Comments: Paula Austin made these flaky, caramel-filled Argentine sandwich cookies for her sister-in-law's wedding brunch; they drew rave reviews.
- Dulce de leche, a thick, rich caramel made with sweetened lowfat milk, is sold in Mexican markets and some well-stocked supermarkets.
- If it's unavailable, use a thick caramel sauce or possibly ice cream topping.
- Yield: 18 to 25 cookies
butter, sugar, egg yolks, egg, dark rum, vanilla, flour, cornstarch, baking pwdr, caramel sauce, coconut
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/caramel-sandwich-cookies-alfajores-de-dulce-de-leche-99793 (may not work)