Alfajores are sandwich cookies with a caramel filling.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sifted premium wheat flour
• 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup (225 g) softened butter, cut into small pieces
• 1.5 tbsp. dulce de leche room temperature
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
   
   In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and butter. Process until the dough begins to form a ball. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour until you can form a soft ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
2. Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a thickness of 0.3 cm. Using a 5 cm round cookie cutter, cut out cookies from the dough and transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gather the remaining dough pieces back into a ball. Flour your work surface again, roll out the dough to a thickness of 0.3 cm, and cut out more circles.
3. Bake the cookies until golden brown and firm, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely, about 25 minutes.
   
   Place the dulce de leche in a small bowl and add the cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Spread about 1.5 teaspoons of dulce de leche on the flat side of a cookie and top with another cookie, flat side down. Transfer the cookies to a serving platter, dust with powdered sugar, and serve.