How to make Alfajores Cookies

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.

Cream together 115 grams of unsalted room temperature butter and 1/4 cup of powdered sugar until creamy.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon of orange zest (optional) to the butter mixture and mix well.

Add 1/2 cup of cornstarch, 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and a touch of salt to the mixture and combine.

Refrigerate the dough for half an hour to an hour.

Flour the surface and prepare a baking pan with parchment paper.

Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes.

Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden.

Allow cookies to cool completely before filling with dulce de leche.

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