Alfajores de Dulce de Leche

Name: Alfajores de Dulce de Leche
Yield: makes 3 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar; 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1/2 cup water; Sanding sugar, for sprinkling; Dulce de Leche (recipe follows), chilled; 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk; (makes 1 3/4 cups)

January 24, 2012

Dulce de leche is a popular sweet in Argentina and throughout the rest of South America, where it is also called manjar and leche quemada (“burnt milk”). Store-bought versions are increasingly available in North American supermarkets and specialty foods stores; use it in place of the homemade variety, if desired.

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