Alfajores

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1. 1Step 1: Place the flour and salt in a bowl. Mix.
2. 2Step 2: Add the egg yolks and work with a fork until crumbs form.
3. 3Step 3: Add the milk, vinegar, and butter. Keep working with the fork until the dough starts coming together. Knead by hand and add water by the teaspoon if needed. The resulting dough should be soft.
4. 4Step 4: Knead for 10 minutes or until the dough feels elastic. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours, or overnight.
5. 5Step 5: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. 6Step 6: Roll the dough out on a floured counter until it is very thin, almost translucent. Cut with a 3-inch round cutter. Lay on an unlined baking sheet. Prick each cookie 3 times with a fork.
7. 7Step 7: Bake 12 minutes or until golden. Remove to a cooling rack.
8. 8Step 8: Just before eating the cookies, spread one with a tablespoon or more of dulce de leche and press the other cookie on top until the dulce de leche comes close to the edge.
9. 9Step 9: Spread a thin layer of dulce de leche around the rim of the cookie and then roll in coconut.