Alfajores
(from mcconnki’s recipe box)
Jon’s cookies for Spanish class
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 36 people
Categories: Dessert - Cookie
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1 egg AND 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c flour
- 1 c cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1-2 c dulce de leche (from world foods store)
- powdered sugar for garnish
Directions
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Cream butter and sugar.
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Add egg, yolk, & vanilla at medium.
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Mix separately flour, cornstarch and b.powder
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Add mixture to butter mix until dough forms
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Remove dough and divide into 2 balls.
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Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1/2hr to overnight
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Preheat oven to 350
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Roll out cold dough to 1/4" thickness.
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Cut w/ small round cutter.
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Bake on parchment paper lined cookie sheet
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Bake 15 min or until edges brown.
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Cool. Combine 2 cookies w/ dulce de leche
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Garnish w/ powdered sugar if desired.