8 INGREDIENTS • 11 STEPS • 1HR 45MINS

Easy Alfajores

Name: Easy Alfajores
Total time: PT6300.0S
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 can Dulce de Leche; 1 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour; 1 cup Corn Starch; 1/2 cup Powdered Confectioners Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1 cup Unsalted Butter; 2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 Large Egg

Recipe

3.3

3 ratings

Enjoy the sweetness of these easy alfajores, a classic South American treat featuring delicate cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche and dusted with powdered sugar, perfect for a delightful dessert or snack.

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LA LECHERA®

The #1 Sweetened Condensed Milk in the world!

https://www.goodnes.com/la-lechera/

Enjoy the sweetness of these easy alfajores, a classic South American treat featuring delicate cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche and dusted with powdered sugar, perfect for a delightful dessert or snack.

1HR 45MINS

Total Time

$0.51

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

16

us / metric

1 can
(13.4 oz)

Dulce de Leche

1 3/4 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 cup

Corn Starch

1/2 cup

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

as needed

Salt

1 cup

Unsalted Butter, room temperature

2 tsp

Pure Vanilla Extract

1

Farmhouse Eggs® Large Brown Egg (sponsored)

yolk only

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

301

Fat

14.7 g

Protein

2.5 g

Carbs

38.0 g

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Cooking InstructionsHide images

step 1

Blend Unsalted Butter (1 cup) and Pure Vanilla Extract (2 tsp) in a bowl and beat until smooth for about 2 minutes. Add the Egg Yolk (1) and mix until incorporated well. (Preferably in a stand-up mixer with a paddle attachment)

step 2

In a separate bowl, sift together the All-Purpose Flour (1 3/4 cups), Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1/2 cup), Corn Starch (1 cup), and Salt (as needed).

step 3

Add all sifted dry ingredients to the mixer with butter, vanilla, and egg yolk and start the mixer on the lowest speed to slowly incorporate all wet and dry ingredients about 1 to 2 minutes.

step 4

Remove the dough from the mixing bowl, forming it into a round ball, and wrap it tightly in plastic to rest in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour, allowing the dough to firm up so it may be rolled. (The dough can be stored for 3 days)

step 5

Once ready to bake the cookies, pull them from the fridge and allow them to rest at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

step 6

On a lightly floured surface, with a rolling pin, roll the dough to about a 1/4 inch thick and cut with your choice of 3- or 2-inch-round cookie cutter.

step 7

Carefully transfer the cut dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet about 1.5 to 2 inches apart from each other and repeat until all dough is used.

step 8

Bake for 13-15 minutes, you want them firm to the touch. Be careful not to have color on your cookies, this means you have overcooked them.

step 9

Once formed, remove from the oven and allow them to completely cool before filling.

step 10

Spread Dulce de Leche (1 can) with a knife or piping bag on one of the cookies, as preferred.

step 11

Assemble the cookies.