Delicious Alfajores Recipe

By efriend

Alfajores Recipe - they are delicate shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche. These cookies use cornstarch as a main ingredient. Great with coffee!

Ingredients

• For Cookies
• 1 cup of cornstarch
• 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 10 tablespoons of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• Filling
• Prepared dulce de leche
• Topping
• Powdered sugar optional

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 17mins
Adapted from livingsweetmoments.com

Preparation

Step 1

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!