Alfajores Cookies Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining moisture.

dulce de leche

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: store-bought caramel sauce

Honey offers a natural sweetness, while caramel is often more accessible.

Preheat oven to 160C (325F) and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together softened butter and powdered sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla extract, and mix until combined and smooth.

Add cornstarch, flour, salt, baking powder and mix until incorporated.

Shape the dough into a smooth disk, wrap it and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch (1/2cm) thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch (5cm) cookie cutter or a glass. Reroll leftover dough and cut more biscuits.

Place on prepared baking tray and bake for about 8-10 minutes, the cookies should stay pale on top. Allow to cool completely.

Transfer the dulce de leche into a piping bag and pipe over one cookie, gently close and create a sandwich.

For decoration, roll the cookies in desiccated coconut or dust with powdered sugar.

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