Alfajores limeños

Ingredients

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• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 200 g butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup dulce de leche
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar for dusting

Let’s make it

1. Cream butter and powdered sugar, then beat in yolks and vanilla.
2. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt to form a soft dough. Chill 15 minutes if sticky.
3. Roll out and cut into rounds. Bake at 175 C/350 F for 10–12 minutes, just until set and pale.
4. Cool completely, then sandwich with dulce de leche.
5. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.