Name: Butter Cookies with Dulce de Leche
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 16 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened; 1/3 cup cornstarch; 3/4 to 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon Pisco or regular brandy; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; About 1/4 cup store-bought or homemade dulce de leche; Confectioners sugar for dusting; a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter

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Butter Cookies with Dulce de LecheRomulo Yanes

In some Latin American countries, these cookies, called alfajores, are made with Pisco — brandy distilled from white Muscat grapes grown in Peru, Chile, and Bolivia — but regular brandy works fine.

Cooks' note:

Cookies can be made, but not filled, 3 days ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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