These were very good. I didn't care for them the first night I made them, but they were much better a day later. My son's girlfriend said they were just like the one's she gets in Argentina. I've been requested to keep these in my regular Xmas cookie rotation.
Nov 22, 2010
Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Cookie Sandwiches)
Variations on this elegant cookie can be found throughout Latin America, but alfajores are associated above all with the café culture of Buenos Aires. They're served year-round with coffee, but during the holidays home cooks all over Argentina break out their trusted family recipes — each one unique but always with a decadent filling of dulce de leche sandwiched between two rounds of crisp butter cookie.
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Credit: Todd Coleman
INGREDIENTS
1 2/3 cups cornstarch1 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2/3 cup sugar
10 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
1 tbsp. cognac or brandy
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
4 egg yolks
Canned dulce de leche, for filling cookies
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oven to 350°. In a bowl, sift together cornstarch, flour, and baking powder; set aside. In a mixer fitted with a paddle, beat together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add cognac and zest; beat. Add yolks one at a time; beat. Add dry ingredients; mix. Transfer dough to a floured surface, knead briefly; divide into 3 pieces. Working with 1 dough piece at a time, roll dough to 1/4" thickness. Using a 2 1/2" round cookie cutter, cut out cookies; transfer to parchment paper—lined baking sheets, spaced 1" apart. Reroll scraps and repeat. Bake until golden, 12–15 minutes. Let cool. Flip half the cookies over; top each with 1 heaping tsp. dulce de leche. Top with remaining cookies.Ratings & Reviews (3)
The overall flavor is good. I'm from Argentina and I don't think this recipe is tastes exactly like the ones from home, but it is close. I did not like how crumbly the dough was. It took a very long time to roll out each little cookie. But, overall the taste turn out nicely.
Excellent cookies! The dough seemed a little dry and crumbly, which made it hard to roll out. Next time I might start with 1 instead of 1 1/4 cups of flour. The end results were very good, and as mentioned before, even better the second day.
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