Alfajores

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2009

Of Argentinian roots, these cookies have a slightly cakey texture that's complemented by thick, sweet dulce de leche.

SERVES Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and 30 minutes cooling

Alfajores

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Alfajores, sweet Argentinean sandwich cookies, rely on the sweetness of dulce de leche, a milk-based caramel popular throughout Latin America. Our Alfajores recipe has a high ratio of flour to cornstarch, so it has a slightly cakey texture....

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