Total time · 37 min
Argentinian Alfajores with Dulce de Leche
Buttery, tender cookies sandwich dulce de leche, with coconut along the edges.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Servings
- 4
Indicative estimates
- Energy per serving
- ~749 kcal per serving partial estimate
- Ingredient value
- ~$6.19 partial estimate; 6 of 8 ingredients estimated
Ingredients
- 220 g Cornstarch
- 120 g All-purpose flour
- 150 g Butter
- 120 g Sugar
- 3 pieces Egg yolks
- 250 g Dulce de leche
- 50 g Shredded coconut
- 1 tsp Lemon zest
Directions
- 19 min
Cream butter and sugar, beat in yolks and zest, then add dry ingredients without overworking.
- 12 min
Mix flour and cornstarch into creamed butter, sugar, yolks, and zest; chill the dough, roll it out, and cut the cookies. Bake at 325 °F (160 °C), until set but not deeply browned.
- 6 min
Cool the cookies, sandwich with dulce de leche, and roll the edges in coconut.