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Soft and Delicious Alfajores Cookies
These alfajores cookies are simply divine! Their texture is perfectly soft and once you add in that creamy dulce de leche filling, well... Let's just say these cookies aren't going to last long!
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 35m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a medium bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and powdered sugar.
Cornstarch1 CupBaking Powder1 Teaspoon
2
In a large bowl add the butter and either beat it with a paddle or use a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the lemon zest, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk and mix until just combined.
Lemon Zest1 Teaspoonlarge Egg (plus 1 egg yolk)1
3
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. Be sure to scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is completely mixed in.
4
Form a large ball with all the dough and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Transfer to the fridge and chill for ⏱️ 30-40 minutes.
5
Preheat the oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Let the dough sit at room temp for about ⏱️ 5 minutes or so and then roll to ¼ inch thick. Use a round or scalloped-edged cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
6
Bring together the scraps and reroll the dough to get as many cookies as you can. Chill the cookies in the fridge for about ⏱️ 10 minutes before baking.
7
Bake the pans of cookies for about ⏱️ 8 minutes, just until the edges start to turn golden. You don’t want the whole cookie to be golden, just the very edges. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
8
Spoon the dulce de leche into a piping bag and pipe about 1-2 teaspoons in the middle of one cookie. Sandwich a second cookie onto the first. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Dulce de leche1 Cup
Nutrition Facts
calories
151 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
38 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
31 mg
carbohydrate Content
18 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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