Alfajores - Dulce de leche sandwich cookies – Laylita's Recipes

Ingredients

• 1¼ cup all-purpose flour (1¼cups flour = 150 grams)
• 1¼ cup cornstarch (1¼ cups cornstarch = 160 grams)
• ½ cup butter (room temperature, ½ cup of butter = 113 grams)
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon lemon or lime zest
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla optional
• ½ cup powdered or icing sugar (sifted, ½ cup powdered sugar = 60 grams)
• ¾ cup dulce de leche
• ½ cup grated dry coconut
• Powdered or icing sugar (to taste)