Alfajores – Dulce de Leche Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a stand mixer bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until creamy. Mix in the egg white and the egg yolks one at a time. Mix until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Mix until well blended.

Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to about 1/4″ thickness. Cut into rounds using a 1-inch biscuit cutter (or you can use a shot glass like I did). You should get about 60 rounds or so.

Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 12 minutes. Cookies should be very lightly browned. When cool, spread some dulce de leche (recipe below) on the bottom of half the cookies and press another cookie on top. You want o spread more or less a teaspoon on each half.

Once assembled, using a fine sifter, sprinkle some powdered sugar on top and enjoy!

Dulce de Leche

Place unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a pot with enough water to cover the can. Bring slowly to a boil, then lower heat to low and let cook for 3 hours until the milk is caramelized. Make sure water is always covering the can. Make sure to cool the can before opening!!

Note: Some grocery store carry ready made Dulce de Leche. You will find this in the same area where you find the cans of evaporated milk.