Alfajores

Name: Alfajores
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups cornstarch; 1 cup flour; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 226 grams butter; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons vanilla; lime zest; Dulce de leche (or white manjar)

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

This is a recipe shared with us by M. V., thank you! These are Ecuadorian alfajores, delicate sandwich cookies, typically filled with dulce de leche and rolled in coconut – with a surprise ingredient!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:43:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories122 kcal (6%)

Total Fat6.4 g (9%)

Carbs15.3 g (6%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein0.8 g (2%)

Sodium21.4 mg (1%)

Fiber0.2 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

30 servings

2 cupscornstarch

1 cupflour

1 cuppowdered sugar

1 teaspoonbaking powder

226 gramsbutter

1egg

2 teaspoonsvanilla

lime zest

Filling

Dulce de leche

or white manjar

Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl add the butter and powdered sugar and mix well.

Bowl

powdered sugar1 cup

butter226 grams

Step 2

Add the sifted flour, baking powder, corn starch and mix well.

cornstarch2 cups

flour1 cup

baking powder1 teaspoon

Step 3

Add the egg and begin to knead until all ingredients are well incorporated. Then add the vanilla and the lime zest. Leave the dough to rest in the fridge for 10 minutes.

egg1

vanilla2 teaspoons

Step 4

Spread a little corn starch on your surface and start rolling out the dough to the desired thickness (I like mine on the thicker side) and cut out your cookies with a round cookie cutter.

cornstarch2 cups

Step 5

When all cookies have been cut, bake them on a flat tray with baking paper. Bake at 340°F (170°C) for 10 to 11 minutes.

Step 6

When the cookies have been baked, let them cool completely, and delicately we begin to fill the cookie sandwiches with the dulce de leche, and roll them in coconut. For the final touch, dust some powdered sugar on top. Bon appetite!