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Alfajores Cookie Recipe - Alfajores de Maicena

Name: Alfajores Cookie Recipe - Alfajores de Maicena
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 40
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 2 sticks (230g) butter – soft; 1¼ (150g) powdered sugar; 1 3/4 cups (245g) all-purpose flour; 2 cups (240g) cornstarch; 2 tsp baking powder; 5 egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 10.6oz (300g) dolce de leche; 1/4 cup desiccated coconut (optional)

2018-11-24

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Classic Alfajores cookie - Argentinean Style sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche and rolled in shredded coconut. These cookies are so soft, that they will melt in your mouth!

DIFFICULTY

Easy

YIELDS

PREP TIME

2 Hours

WORK TIME

30 Minutes

RECIPE CUISINE

World

INGREDIENTS FOR YIELDS

2 sticks (230g) butter – soft
1¼ (150g) powdered sugar
1 3/4 cups (245g) all-purpose flour
2 cups (240g) cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
5 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
10.6oz (300g) dolce de leche
1/4 cup desiccated coconut (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Place flour, cornstarch and baking powder in a bowl. Whisk and set aside.
In a mixing bowl beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at the time, add vanilla extract, beat until incorporated. gradually add the flour mixture and beat until smooth dough is formed. shape the dough into a smooth disk, Wrap it and Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour.
Line two baking trays with baking parchment, set aside.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch (1/2cm) thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch (5cm) round or fluted cutter. Reroll leftover dough and cut more biscuits.
Place the cookies on the baking sheets and Put back in the fridge for 30 min.
Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
Bake 1 sheet at a time for 8-9 min, the cookies should stay pale on top. cool completely.
With a pastry bag or a spoon spread dolce de leche over one cookie, gently close and make sandwich. For decoration roll the cookies in desiccated coconut or dust with powdered sugar.

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COMMENTS (1)

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Roro
10/7/2021
Great results! Lovely recipe but the dulce de leche was too loose... I have tried them with a thicker dulce de leche but I couldn't find it.
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