60 MIN

Vanilla Alfajores

Name: Vanilla Alfajores
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Uruguayan
Ingredients: 100 g butter (softened); 100 g sugar; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 200 g cornstarch; 100 g all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 150 g dulce de leche (for filling); 50 g coconut flakes (for rolling the outside edges)

Melt-in-the-mouth cornstarch cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche.

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Ingredients

100 gbutter, softened
100 gsugar
1egg
1egg yolk
200 gcornstarch
100 gall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspvanilla extract
150 gdulce de leche, for filling
50 gcoconut flakes, for rolling the outside edges

Method

1
Cream the softened butter for about 1 minute, then add the sugar and cream for another 2 minutes.
2
Beat in the whole egg fully, then mix in the egg yolk.
3
Add the cornstarch, flour, baking powder and vanilla extract and mix until a dough forms. Shape into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
4
Preheat oven to 180C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
5
Divide the dough in half, keeping one half in the fridge. Roll out the other half thickly on a lightly floured surface. Cut into rounds about 6cm in diameter. Repeat with remaining dough.
6
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies should look very pale — do not overbake. Cool completely before filling.
7
Spread a teaspoon of dulce de leche on half the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining cookies. Roll the exposed sides of each alfajor in coconut flakes.

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