CARAMEL ALFAJORES COOKIES

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Liven up the party with our Caramel Alfajores Cookies recipe. Based on traditional alfajores de dulce de leche, Caramel Alfajores Cookies are a great way to add touch of Central and South American flavor to your table. Plus, all it takes is five ingredients to make these cookies. How easy is that?

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Time 1h10m

Yield 16 servings, 1 cookie sandwich each

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 Easy Homemade Pie Dough
5 Tbsp. powdered sugar, divided
20 KRAFT Caramels
4 tsp. milk
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Process Easy Homemade Pie Dough and 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) sugar in food processor 30 sec. or until mixture is well blended and starts to form ball. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into ball; flatten into disk.
Roll out 1 disk on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 16 rounds with 2-inch cookie cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place, 1 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake 13 to 15 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. to 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring after 30 sec. Stir in cinnamon.
Spread caramel sauce onto flat sides of 16 cookies, adding about 1 tsp. caramel sauce to each cookie. Cover with remaining cookies, flat sides down, to make 16 sandwiches. Place on wire rack; sprinkle with remaining sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 90 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g