Alfajores

Name: Alfajores
Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Central & South American
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces; 283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 cup (4 ounces; 113 grams), cornstarch; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; Pinch, salt; 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (7 ounces; 198 grams), sugar; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest; 2 , large eggs; 1 1/4 cups, dulce de leche (see note); 1 cup (3 ounces; 85 grams), sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2009

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Of Argentinian roots, these cookies have a slightly cakey texture that's complemented by thick, sweet dulce de leche.

SERVESMakes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies

TIME1½ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and 30 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Alfajores, sweet Argentinean sandwich cookies, rely on the sweetness of dulce de leche, a milk-based caramel popular throughout Latin America. Our Alfajores recipe has a high ratio of flour to cornstarch, so it has a slightly cakey texture....

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