Alfajores For My Bestie Recipe By Tasty Food

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ARGENTINIAN ALFAJORES COOKIES FILLED WITH DULCE DE LECHE



Argentinian Alfajores Cookies Filled with Dulce De Leche image

These yummy Alfajores cookies are delicious with a light sweet and citrus flavor. Filled with Dulce De Leche they are irresistible!

Provided by Ana Frias

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick) (at room temperature)
2 large egg yolks
2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (divided. )
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons warm water
1 cup coconut flakes
8 ounces Dulce De Leche (homemade or store bought )

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt. Set aside
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add yolks and beat to combine.
  • Add the vanilla extract, water and lemon zest beat until just combined.
  • Add flour mixture, and mix on low speed until the dough just comes together.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic and chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
  • Heat oven 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Remove dough from plastic wrap and place on a lightly floured surface, flour a rolling pin and roll out to about ¼ inch thick. Cut the dough with a 2 inch cookie cutter.
  • Place cookies on prepared sheet pans about about 1 inch apart.
  • Bake for about 9 minutes or until firm and edges are pale golden and the middle of the cookie is firm.
  • Transfer baking pan to a rack and allow to cool completely before removing from baking sheet.
  • Spread 1 tablespoon of dulce de leche onto the back of half the cookies. Place a second cookie on top and gently press to create a sandwich and repeat.
  • Roll sides in coconut and dust generously with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 sandwich cookie, Calories 153 kcal, Sugar 9 g, Sodium 52 mg, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Carbohydrate 19 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 1 g, Cholesterol 14 mg

ALFAJORES FOR MY BESTIE RECIPE BY TASTY



Alfajores For My Bestie Recipe by Tasty image

These dulce de leche-filled sandwich cookies are usually made with cornstarch, but potato starch lends itself to the ultimate savory and sweet holiday treat for you and your bestie.

Provided by Codii Lopez

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h35m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

¾ cup all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
¾ cup potato starch
½ cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick unsalted butter, cold, cubed
2 large egg yolks
½ teaspoon lemon zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup dulce de leche
1 cup finely ground coconut

Steps:

  • In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, potato starch, powdered sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter. Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
  • Add the egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla and continue pulsing until the dough climbs the side of the bowl. Turn the dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap, wrap tightly, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to ½ inch thick. Use a 2-inch round cutter to cut out 24 cookies, re-rolling the scraps to cut out more if necessary. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart.
  • Bake the cookies until the bottoms begin to turn golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before filling.
  • Spread 1 heaping tablespoon of dulce de leche onto the undersides of half of the cookies. Press the remaining cookies on top to create cookie sandwiches. Roll the sides of the cookies in the toasted coconut.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 calories, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 11 grams

ARGENTINIAN ALFAJORES



Argentinian Alfajores image

Make and share this Argentinian Alfajores recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Coasty

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 40 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Cream butter; add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla and lemon rind.
  • Sift together cornstarch, flour, baking powder and salt. Add to mixture and mix well.
  • Drop batter by small spoonfuls onto well buttered baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove immediately. Sandwich the cookies together with dulce de leche. See my recipe.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.3, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 19.1, Sodium 46.5, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 5, Protein 0.5

ALFAJOR DE MAICENA- CORNSTARCH ALFAJOR



Alfajor De Maicena- Cornstarch Alfajor image

Finally I found the perfect recipe for alfajores. They are great and tasty!, the down side is that U can not stop eating them!!! Good Luck

Provided by -Sabrina-

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 40 cookies, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 3/4 cups cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
1 (8 ounce) can dulce de leche

Steps:

  • Combine first 7 ingredients until forming a smooth dough.
  • roll the dough in 1/4 inch.
  • cut in 2 inches diameter circles.
  • bake them a 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
  • do not brown them.
  • let cool and spread dulce de leche.

ALFAJORES (AN ARGENTINEAN DULCE DE LECHE SANDWICH COOKIE)



Alfajores (An Argentinean Dulce De Leche Sandwich Cookie) image

Found these while playing on the Internet and decided to give them a try soon. For the dulce de leche, you can either make your own (many good recipes on this site) or find it in a local market that has a good selection of Latin American products.

Provided by justcallmetoni

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 45m

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup dulce de leche (store bought or homemade)

Steps:

  • Cream butter for a minute, add sugar and beat until fluffy.
  • Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla and lemon rind.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together cornstarch, flour, baking powder and salt. Add to mixture and mix well.
  • Drop batter by small spoonfuls onto well buttered baking sheet. Try to keep your cookie size uniform as it will make building sandwiches easier.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove immediately.
  • Sandwich the cookies together with (dulce de leche) sweet milk dessert.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.3, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 19.1, Sodium 46.5, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 5, Protein 0.5

ALFAJORES



Alfajores image

I found this recipe on Nestle's website about 3 years ago. I have made it numerous time. It requires a bit of work but the results are well worth it. The time for preparing and cooking is a guess, I have never timed it.

Provided by Malu8033

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 30 biscuit

Number Of Ingredients 11

200 g unsalted butter
1 cup caster sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
5 cups plain flour
4 tablespoons honey
1/2 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (385 g) can sweetened condensed milk (cooked)
300 g chocolate, for coating

Steps:

  • First of all cook the condensed milk. I prefer to do it in a pressure cooker; I find it safer. Here is what I do. Fill the pressure cooker with water to cover the condensed milk can inside. Place the cooker on the stove top and when it starts to boil count the time; 30 minutes is enough.
  • Let it cool completely.
  • It is very dangerous to open the can when it is hot. The hot sweet mixture inside will come out like a jet and it burns very badly.
  • For the biscuit:.
  • Cream butter with sugar, egg and yolks in an electric mixer using the whisk attachment.
  • In another bowl mix flour, honey, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and vanilla. Mix this into the butter mixture.
  • Work the dough until smooth.
  • Let it rest for 30 minutes.
  • On a floured board and using a rolling pin, roll the dough to a half (1/2) cm thickness.
  • With a round (5cm) biscuit cutter, cut biscuits and place on a prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes in a medium oven (180°C).
  • They should be light brown when done.
  • Let it cool on a wire rack.
  • When the biscuits are cold, spread some of the "dolce de leche" (about 1 tsp for every two biscuits) and cover with another, making a sandwich.
  • Set aside.
  • Melt the chocolate by placing it in a bowl over hot water, not boiling water.
  • After the chocolate has melted bring it to the right temperature (you should feel it kind of icy when placed on your lips) for coating.
  • Drop each biscuit in the melted chocolate, lift with a fork, taking care to take off all the excess.
  • Place the covered biscuit on parchment paper and let it dry.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.1, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 38.3, Sodium 158.4, Carbohydrate 35.6, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 16.1, Protein 5.1

ALFAJORES



Alfajores image

Alfajores are a favorite South American treat made of dulce de leche (caramelized milk) sandwiched between buttery shortbread cookies. An adaptation from Carnation. NOTE: Can substitute ready made dulce de leche for a quicker version.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 17 cookies, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/4 cups cornstarch
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest (about 1/2 lemon)
2 tablespoons brandy or 2 tablespoons cognac
finely shredded coconut, ground nuts or cocoa powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 large baking sheets.
  • Pour 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk into top of double-boiler pan. Add cinnamon stick. Place over boiling water. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours, or until thick and caramel colored. (Some additional water will be needed for bottom pan of double boiler). Remove from heat; remove cinnamon stick.
  • Sift cornstarch, flour and baking powder together into medium bowl; set aside.
  • Beat butter and sugar in a medium mixing bowl on medium speed until creamy. Add yolks; mixing well. Add lemon zest and brandy. With wooden spoon, mix cornstarch mixture into butter mixture to make a soft dough. If it is too soft (should not be runny), add some additional flour. With floured hands, form dough into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into at least 34, 2-inch circles. Reroll dough as necessary. Place circles on prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake for 10 minutes or until set; careful not to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Spread about 2 teaspoons Caramelized Milk to flat side of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to form sandwiches. If desired, allow some of the Caramelized Milk filling to squeeze from the sides or spread more around the sides to roll in coconut, nuts or cocoa powder.
  • Cookies will keep in the refrigerator for several days or up to 3 months in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.2, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 10.4, Cholesterol 99.8, Sodium 114.2, Carbohydrate 76.3, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 45.8, Protein 6.4

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