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Delicious Alfajores Recipe
Alfajores Recipe - they are delicate shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche. These cookies use cornstarch as a main ingredient. Great with coffee!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 95 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Peruvian
Ingredients
For Cookies
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
Filling
- 1 can dulce de Leche
Topping
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
For Cookies
- In a bowl mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt
- In the bowl of a mixer, add the butter and sugar. Mix using a paddle attachment of high speed until creamy and fluffy. 3-4 minutes
- Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula
- Add the vanilla and egg. Mix
- Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the flour mixture.
- Remove cookie dough from mixer and divide in 2
- Shape into flat disks and cover with plastic wrap
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Remove one cookie disk from the fridge
- Roll on a floured surface until the dough has 1/4" inch thickness
- Using a round cookie cutter about 1 3/4" inches or your desired size cut out circles
- Place cookies on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper
- Repeat with remaining disk of dough
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until browned on the edges
- Remove from oven and place cookies on a cooling rack
- Pour dulce de leche on a zip top bag. Snip a small hole in the corner of the bag
- Turn half of the cookies over
- Pipe dulce de leche mounds in the middle of each cookie
- Place a cookie on top and press gently to distribute the dulce de leche all over the cookie surface
- Dust with powdered sugar
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- If cookies become too soft during the rolling process, place them back in the fridge for 30-40 minutes and then roll them again.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1alfajor
Calories
95kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
155IU
(3%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 95
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1alfajor | |
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.