Alfajores Cordobeses

dulce de leche

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: caramel sauce

Honey provides natural sweetness, while caramel sauce is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

In a bowl, mix harina de trigo, bicarbonato de sodio, and polvo leudante.

In another bowl, cream together margarina, manteca, and azúcar común until light and fluffy.

Add huevos and extracto de malta to the butter mixture, mixing until combined.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.

Chill the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick.

Cut out rounds using a cookie cutter.

Place the rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 10-12 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

Spread dulce de leche on half of the cookies and sandwich with the other half.

Prepare the glaze by mixing clara de huevo, azúcar impalpable, azúcar común, and agua until smooth.

Brush the glaze on the cookies.

Cooking Techniques

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