Alfajores

Alfajores is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 20 servings. This hor d'oeuvre has 156 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. For 33 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. 941 person have tried and liked this recipe. If you have egg yolks, coconut, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. Overall, this recipe earns a not so outstanding spoonacular score of 12%. Similar recipes are ALFAJORES, Alfajores, and Alfajores.

Servings: 20

Preparation duration: 45 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 Tablespoons brandy or cognac

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup grated coconut

1 cup cornstarch

1 cup dulce de leche

4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon lemon zest, freshly grated

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

baking paper

baking sheet

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy and creamy. Add egg yolks and mix. Add vanilla, brandy and lemon zest; mix well and set aside.2. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add dry mixture to butter mixture and work together with your hands until all is combined and the dough is soft. Do not add any extra flour. You may wish to add a few drops of milk if the dough appears crumbly. Cover and chill for 2 hours.3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.4. Working with half of the dough at a time (keep the other half refrigerated)-- on a floured work surface, roll out dough to a thickness of 1/4-inch. Cut into 2-inch rounds and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Repeat rolling/cutting with 2nd half of chilled dough. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until done. The cookies should be dry but not brown.5. When cookies are cool, match them up into pairs of like-sizes. Turn one cookie over and spread a dollop of dulce de leche onto the flat part of the cookie. Place its partner on top (flat side down) and gently press so that the caramel comes to the edges. Roll edges in coconut and place on rack to set. Continue with the rest of the cookie pairs. When ready to serve, sift a light layer of powdered sugar over the tops of the cookies and place them on a platter.

 

Step by step:


1. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy and creamy.

2. Add egg yolks and mix.

3. Add vanilla, brandy and lemon zest; mix well and set aside.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

5. Add dry mixture to butter mixture and work together with your hands until all is combined and the dough is soft. Do not add any extra flour. You may wish to add a few drops of milk if the dough appears crumbly. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

6. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

7. Working with half of the dough at a time (keep the other half refrigerated)-- on a floured work surface, roll out dough to a thickness of 1/4-inch.

8. Cut into 2-inch rounds and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Repeat rolling/cutting with 2nd half of chilled dough.

9. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until done. The cookies should be dry but not brown.

10. When cookies are cool, match them up into pairs of like-sizes. Turn one cookie over and spread a dollop of dulce de leche onto the flat part of the cookie.

11. Place its partner on top (flat side down) and gently press so that the caramel comes to the edges.

12. Roll edges in coconut and place on rack to set. Continue with the rest of the cookie pairs. When ready to serve, sift a light layer of powdered sugar over the tops of the cookies and place them on a platter.


Nutrition Information:

 

Suggested for you

Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cook the Book: Mac and Cheese with Soubise
BB Monday: Brownie Cookies
Green Bean Casserole
Vegan Tomato, Chickpea, and Sweet Potato Soup
Red Wine Marinated Flank Steak #grassfedmoms
Blueberry Lavender Jam Ice Cream
Pork Chops in Orange Sauce
Semisweet Chocolate and Peanut Bars
Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce
Food Trivia

The largest item on any menu in the world is the roast camel.

Food Joke

John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how attractive and shapely the housekeeper was. Over the course of the evening, she started to wonder if there was more between John and the housekeeper than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, my relationship with my housekeeper is purely professional." About a week later, the housekeeper came to John and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" John said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure." So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you 'did' take a gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner." Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which said "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with your housekeeper, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with your housekeeper. But the fact remains that if she were sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom"

Popular Recipes
Tomato Blue Cheese Salad

Framed Cooks

Bacon Popcorn

Gluten Free Home Maker

Scallion & Arugula Parmesan Pizza

Big Girls Small Kitchen

Zucchini and Squash Galette

Crazy for Crust

Berry bake with passion fruit drizzle

BBC Good Food