5 from 4 votes
Soft and Delicious Alfajores Cookies
These alfajores cookies are simply divine! Their texture is perfectly soft and once you add in that creamy dulce de leche filling, well... Let's just say these cookies aren't going to last long!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
18
Cookies
Calories:
151 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 Cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup cornstarch
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- 2/3 Cup powdered sugar
- ¾ Cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 Teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 ½ Teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 Cup dulce de leche
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and powdered sugar.
- In a large bowl add the butter and either beat it with a paddle or use a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the lemon zest, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk and mix until just combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. Be sure to scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is completely mixed in.
- Form a large ball with all the dough and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Transfer to the fridge and chill for 30-40 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Let the dough sit at room temp for about 5 minutes or so and then roll to ¼ inch thick. Use a round or scalloped-edged cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
- Bring together the scraps and reroll the dough to get as many cookies as you can. Chill the cookies in the fridge for about 10 minutes before baking.
- Bake the pans of cookies for about 8 minutes, just until the edges start to turn golden. You don’t want the whole cookie to be golden, just the very edges. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Spoon the dulce de leche into a piping bag and pipe about 1-2 teaspoons in the middle of one cookie. Sandwich a second cookie onto the first. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
151kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
38mg
(2%)
Potassium
39mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
251IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 38mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 251IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.