Alfajores - Latin American Recipe

Alfajores

🌍 Latin American, Argentina (nationwide) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• (Cookies) 150g cornstarch
• 100g flour
• 100g butter
• 80g sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla
• baking powder. Filling: dulce de leche. Coating: grated coconut or chocolate

Method

1. Creaming — Cream butter and sugar. Add yolks, vanilla.
2. Sifting — Sift cornstarch, flour, baking powder. Fold into butter mixture.
3. Rolling — Roll 5mm thick. Cut 5cm rounds.
4. Baking — Bake 170°C (340°F) for 10-12 min — should remain pale.
5. Cooling — Cool. Sandwich with thick dulce de leche. Roll edges in coconut.

Tags: 150g cornstarch, flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks · Source: Brittani's Almanac