Argentinean-style alfajores cookies are much loved in most Latin cultures. Even my mother-in-law says this recipe is the best, which is saying a lot, considering she is from Mendoza, Argentina!
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups cornstarch
- 1.67 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
- 0.75 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs yolks
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla rum
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoons lemon extract
- 1 jar dulce de leche , 11.5 ounce
- 0.5 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Whisk cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and baking soda together; set aside.
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Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in third yolk along with lemon zest, vanilla rum, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Gently fold in cornstarch mixture with a spoon, making a crumbly dough, until cohesive enough; press into a ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill 30 to 60 minutes.
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Roll dough out, using as little flour as possible, until about ¼-inch thick. (The dough will have an unusual consistency.) Cut dough using a small round cookie cutter. Continue pressing dough together, rolling, and cutting until all dough is used. Place cookies spaced ½-inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until set but not browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool.
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Spread 1 teaspoon dulce de leche onto underside of 1 cooled cookie; sandwich with second cookie until caramel oozes out sides. Roll sides in shredded coconut. Repeat with remaining cookies, dulce de leche, and coconut.
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