Orange Shortbreads Filled With Dulce De Leche

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   Preheat oven to 425u00b0F.

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   To make the dulce de leche, pour condensed milk into a ceramic pie dish or shallow baking dish. Cover tightly with foil. Place dish in a medium baking dish and add enough boiling water to come halfway up the side of pie dish. Bake for 1 hour 30 mins, or until caramelized. Remove pie dish from baking dish and let cool. Whisk caramel until smooth then refrigerate until ready to use.

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   Reduce oven to 325u00b0F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.

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   In a stand mixer, beat butter, orange zest and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, cornstarch and cinnamon, in 2 batches. Dust hands with flour. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls. Arrange about 1 inch apart on trays. Dip a fork into a little extra flour then flatten cookies gently. Bake for 10 mins. Let cool on trays for 5 mins then transfer to wire racks to cool.

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   Sandwich shortbreads with dulce de leche. Dust with extra powdered sugar before serving.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.