Dulce de Leche Cookie Sandwiches Alfajor - flour

Method

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, salt and butter.
• Pulse until dough comes together into a ball.
• If the dough is too sticky add a little more flour so that you can shape the soft dough into a ball.
• Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle some flour onto your work surface and roll the dough 1/8-inch thick.
• Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter cut out the cookies and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bring the dough scraps together and gently press into a ball.
• Flour your work surface, re-roll 1/8-inch thick and cut out more rounds.
• Bake the cookies until they are golden and firm, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Place the dulce de leche in a small bowl and stir in the cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
• Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the dulce de leche on the flat side of a cookie and sandwich with the flat side of another cookie.
• Place the cookies on a platter, dust them with powdered sugar, and serve.