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Preheat oven to 400u00b0F.
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In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and orange zest. Orange zest adds a lovely fresh citrus flavor to the cookies.
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In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until pale yellow.
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Add the dry ingredients to egg yolks in three parts, mixing in the orange juice in between.
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I used orange juice with extra pulp, for extra goodness.
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If the dough seems sticky, add extra cornstarch one tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together and no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
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Roll the dough out thinly - maybe 1/16th of an inch. Only roll one side of the dough or else it won't curl when baked.
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You'll see pretty orange flecks from the orange zest.
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Cut out the cookies. I used circle and heart shaped cutters. Make sure you have an even number of each, in order to make the sandwiches.
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Prick the cookies with a fork so that they won't puff up.
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Bake for 4-7 minutes. Do not let them brown. They should remain soft and tender - doughy, even.
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Let cool. Then, spread half of the cookies (the bottom sides) with dulce de leche.
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Place another matching cookie on top of the dulce de leche and enjoy, sticky fingers and all.
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Unless, that is, you would like some powdered sugar.
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Powdered sugar makes every thing better. Even pretty little sweethearts.
