Alfajores de Maicena

Name: Alfajores de Maicena
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 9 alfajores
Ingredients: 150 gms – 1 ¼ cups cornstarch; 100 gms – ¾ cup plain flour; 80 gms – 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 100 gms – ½ cup butter at room temperature; 2 egg yolks; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp vanilla extract; Dulce de Leche to fill; Fine desiccated coconut to roll in

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings
9 alfajores
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Argentinian

Alfajores de Maicena

Miles Hunt

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Alfajores de Maicena – deliciously light and melt-in-the-mouth cookies made with cornstarch and filled with Dulce de Leche, a traditional recipe from Argentina.

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Ingredients

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150 gms – 1 ¼ cups cornstarch
100 gms – ¾ cup plain flour I used low fodmap and gluten-free
80 gms – 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar
100 gms – ½ cup butter at room temperature I used vegetable spread
2 egg yolks
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
Dulce de Leche to fill
Fine desiccated coconut to roll in

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Notes

To make prettier looking alafajores, you would need to use Dulce de Leche Repostero, which is thicker than regular Dulce de Leche. This way, your Dulce de Leche will be more stable and it will not look as messy as mine. To make Dulce de Leche Repostero, you can add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved into 4 tablespoons of milk to your Dulce de Leche when you make it (towards the end of the cooking process).