Alfajores Recipe
Perfect traditional Alfajores Recipe
Prep Time40 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Argentina
Keyword: Alfajores
Servings: 15
Calories: 533kcal
- 1 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Cup of cornstarch
- 200 grams Sugar
- 8 tbsp Powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp Fine salt
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Dulce de leche
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Place the wheat flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar in a bowl and whisk briefly to combine.
Place the butter and combine all. When you have a nice dough wrapped in plastic and let it rest on the fridge for 1 hour
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and place it on a lightly floured surface. Put a little of flour the top of the dough. Roll to 1/2 cm thickness (the dough will crack but can be easily patched back together).
Cut the dough with a cookie round form and bake for 12 to 14 min. (The cookies will remain white on top.) Let them cool completely.
Flip half of the cookies upside down and gently spread about 2 teaspoons of the dulce de leche. Place a second cookie on top and gently press to create a sandwich. Dust with powdered sugar.
Calories: 533kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 2g