Alfajores Argentinean Style

Vegetarian
Alfajores Argentinean Style
80 min.
36
130kcal

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Ingredients

  • teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 2.5 cups cornstarch 
  • 11.5 ounce dulce de leche 
  •  egg yolks 
  • 0.5 teaspoon lemon extract 
  • teaspoons lemon zest 
  • teaspoon vanilla rum 
  • 1.7 cups unbleached flour all-purpose
  • cup butter unsalted softened
  • 0.5 cup coconut or shredded unsweetened
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 0.8 cup sugar white

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • baking paper
  • oven
  • whisk
  • wire rack
  • plastic wrap
  • hand mixer
  • cookie cutter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder; set aside.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the egg yolks one at a time, allowing each yolk to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla rum, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and lemon zest with the last egg. Gently fold in the flour mixture with a spoon, making a crumbly dough. When the dough becomes cohesive enough, press it together into a ball with your hands. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  5. Roll out the dough, using as little flour as possible, about 1/4 inch thick. The dough will have an unusual consistency.
  6. Cut with a small round cookie cutter. Continue pressing the dough together, rolling it out, and cutting until you have used it all.
  7. Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until set but not browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
  9. Remove the cookies immediately to cool on a wire rack.
  10. Spread the underside of a cooled cookie with a teaspoon of dulce de leche, then sandwich together with another cookie until the caramel oozes out the sides.
  11. Roll the sides in the shredded coconut.

Nutrition Facts

Calories130kcal
Protein3.08%
Fat44.34%
Carbs52.58%

Properties

Glycemic Index
8.17
Glycemic Load
6.16
Inflammation Score
-1
Nutrition Score
1.7382608632679%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:130.19kcal
6.51%
Fat:6.42g
9.88%
Saturated Fat:4.13g
25.82%
Carbohydrates:17.13g
5.71%
Net Carbohydrates:16.67g
6.06%
Sugar:4.29g
4.77%
Cholesterol:29.76mg
9.92%
Sodium:41.62mg
1.81%
Alcohol:0.07g
100%
Alcohol %:0.22%
100%
Protein:1g
2.01%
Selenium:3.38µg
4.83%
Manganese:0.08mg
4.05%
Vitamin A:179.26IU
3.59%
Folate:13.1µg
3.28%
Vitamin B1:0.05mg
3.28%
Vitamin B2:0.04mg
2.4%
Iron:0.42mg
2.35%
Phosphorus:22.32mg
2.23%
Fiber:0.46g
1.84%
Calcium:18.08mg
1.81%
Vitamin B3:0.35mg
1.77%
Vitamin E:0.19mg
1.3%
Copper:0.03mg
1.29%
Vitamin D:0.18µg
1.17%
Source:Allrecipes