Alfajores - Dulce de leche Sandwich Cookies
Calories: 7
Adjust Servings Here: 24 Cookies
Description
Indulge in the sweet and melt-in-your-mouth delight of authentic alfajores cookies with dulce de leche. These delicate South American treats are a heavenly combination of buttery, crumbly cookies and creamy caramel filling.
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 2 cups (250 g) All-purpose flour
- ½ cup (65 g) Cornstarch
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup (227 g) Unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup (100 g) Granulated sugar
- 3 large Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
For the filling
- 1 ½ cups (339 g) Dulce de leche (store-bought or homemade)
For coating
- ½ cup (40 g) Desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Oven - Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C/ Gas Mark 4 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Dry ingredients - Sift together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.2 cups All-purpose flour, ½ cup Cornstarch, ½ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Salt
- Wet ingredients - In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.1 cup Unsalted butter, ½ cup Granulated sugar, 3 large Egg yolks, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- Combine - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until a smooth dough forms. You can use a spatula or your hands to knead the dough gently.
- Chill - Divide the dough into two equal portions. Wrap in plastic and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Cut - Roll each portion into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle between two sheets of parchment paper. This will make it easier to handle the dough. Using a round cookie cutter, cut out cookies from the rolled dough. You can use a 2-inch to 2.5-inch cookie cutter for this purpose. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving a little space between them.
- Bake - Transfer the tray to the oven on the middle rack and bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 8 to 10 minutes or until they turn golden around the edges. Be careful not to overbake, as you want them to remain tender and pale in color.
- Cool - Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Sandwich - Once the cookies are completely cool, spread a generous amount of dulce de leche on the flat side of one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie, gently pressing them together to create an alfajor. Repeat this process with the remaining cookies until you have assembled all the alfajores.1 ½ cups Dulce de leche
- Coat - To finish, coat the cookies with desiccated coconut for a decorative touch. Allow the assembled alfajores to set for at least an hour before serving to let the flavors meld together.½ cup Desiccated coconut
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