Crisp Sandwich Cookies Filled with Milk Caramel

Name: Crisp Sandwich Cookies Filled with Milk Caramel (Alfajores)
Yield: About fifteen 2- to 3-inch sandwich cookies
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Water or milk as needed; 4 large egg yolks; One 12-ounce can evaporated milk; 1 tablespoon cognac or brandy; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, ground medium fine in the food processor; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off); 1⅔ cups cornstarch; ⅔ cup sugar; One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Alfajores

Preparation info

About
fifteen
2- to 3 inch sandwich cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Baker's Tour

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2005

About

This recipe comes from my Argentine connection, Ana Rambaldi (see her heavenly empanadas). It makes crunchy cookies sandwiched with a filling of dulce de leche—caramelized sweetened condensed milk. The filling is easy to prepare, but canned dulce de leche can sometimes be found in Hispanic grocery stores.

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