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Homemade alfajores recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • Cookies
  • 200 g butter softened
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 300 g cornstarch
  • 150 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • Filling
  • 400 –500 g thick dulce de leche
  • Finishing
  • Shredded coconut or powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter and powdered sugar until light and smooth.
  • Add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon zest. Mix well.
  • Mix cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Add to wet mixture and mix until dough forms. Do not overmix.
  • Wrap dough and chill for 30–60 minutes.
  • Roll to about 5 mm thickness.
  • Cut into 4–5 cm circles.
  • Bake at 160°C for 8–10 minutes. Keep them pale.
  • Let cookies cool completely before filling.
  • Spread dulce de leche on one cookie and sandwich.
  • Roll edges in coconut or dust with powdered sugar.