Alfajores Santafecinos
From Dorothy McNett's Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. If time is too short...use ready made shortbread cookies or scones and a jar of Dulce de Leche sauce.
1 cup all purpose unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 egg yolks
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup dulce de leche
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In food processor with steel chopping blade in place, whirl the flour and salt, and then add the yolks and butter. Process about 1 minute, or until it starts to come together in a ball. Carefully remove from processor and shape into a ball, kneading as much as possible to make it smooth and elastic. Cover with a towel and allow to rest about 10 minutes. Roll the ball of dough out into a circle less than 1/8 inch thick (very thin). Cut out as many rounds as you can, using a 2 inch cookie cutter. Reroll the dough and cut again. Place on silicone or parchment lined baking sheets and bake about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool.
Combine the powdered sugar and heavy cream in a bowl and mix to make a thin icing. (Food processor makes it easy!) With a pastry brush, coat the tops of half of the cookies with this mixture. Allow to stand about 10 minutes to harden up a bit. In meantime, spread the rest of the cookies with the dulce de leche. Assemble like a sandwich with the icing on the top.
Recipe created 2007-04-24.
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