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Alfajores
Alfajores should be a part of your cookie repertoire. These thin dulce de leche sandwich cookies are delicious and really very simple to make.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 24m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 14 min👤 Meredith📖 bluejeanchef
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together for several minutes, until it is smooth, light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time and mix until combined. Add the vanilla extract.
(1½ sticks/170g) unsalted butter (, room temperature)6 ouncesegg yolks3(125g) all-purpose flour1 cupvanilla extract2 teaspoons
2
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and then add to the butter mixture, mixing only until combined. Do not overmix.
3
If you are going to roll the cookie dough and cut into circles using a circle cutter, shape the cookie dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 2 hours or as long as three days. If you do not have a circle cutter, shape and roll the dough into a log about 2-inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 2 hours or as long as three days.
4
When you are ready to bake, pre-heat oven to 350˚F.
5
Roll the disk of dough out on a floured countertop until it about 1/8-inch thick. Use a 2-inch circle cutter to cut the dough into rounds and place the rounds on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Gather the scraps of dough, re-roll it and cut out more circles. If you don’t have a circle cutter, slice the roll of dough into thin 1/8-inch slices, and place the slices on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. You should have 48 cookies.
6
Bake the cookies for ⏱️ 12 - 15 minutes, until set but and just starting to brown very lightly on the edges. Cool to room temperature.
7
Dollop about 1 tablespoon of dulce de leche on the bottom surface of half your baked cookies. Top with the other half of the cookies and press to spread the dulce de leche, creating sandwich cookies.
8
Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Nutrition Facts
calories
125 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 cookie
fiber Content
0.2 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
96 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
40 mg
carbohydrate Content
16 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
2.3 g
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