Alfajores

8 ounces all purpose flour 
6 ounces cornstarch
4 ounces powdered sugar 
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces 
4 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla 
1 can dulce de leche

Heat oven to 350. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment. 

Place flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, salt, and baking powder in the food processor and pulse a few times to combine.

Add butter and pulse 10 times.

Add egg yolks and vanilla and process until it forms a ball of dough.

Turn dough out onto a floured counter and roll out 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch round cookie cutter and place evenly spaced on the cookie sheets. 

Gather and re-roll remaining dough and cut until it's all used. 

Bake cookies at 350 until just lightly golden around the bottom edge, 12-15 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.

Turn half the rounds over and scoop a tablespoon of dulce de leche on each overturned round. VERY GENTLY press a 2nd cookie on top to form sandwiches. 

Optionally roll the edges in Shredded coconut.



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