These are cornstarch cookies, filled with dulce de leche!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Argentina
Keyword alfajor, cookies
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 20cookie sandwiches
Calories 30kcal
Ingredients
1cupcornstarch120 grams, 4.2 oz
3/4cupsall-purpose flour95 grams, 3.37 oz
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonfine sea salt
1/2cupunsalted butterat room temperature (113 grams, 4 oz)
1/3cupgranulated sugar66 grams, 2.3 oz
3large egg yolks
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1/4teaspoonalmond extract
3/4cupdulce de lechestore-bought or homemade (read post above for instructions on how to make dulce de leche)
2ozchopped chocolateto drizzle on top of the cookies if you want to*
Instructions
Alfajor Cookies
Sift the cornstarch, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter at medium high speed for 1 minute.
Add granulated sugar. Cream for another 1-2 minutes until very fluffy and light in color.
Add egg yolks one at a time, and mix until combined before adding the next one.
Add vanilla and almond extract.
Mix to combine.
Add dry ingredients and mix until you form a dough.
Dough should be soft and not too sticky.
Wrap it in plastic or place it in a ziplock bag and chill it in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
When it’s time to roll the cookies out, remove dough from the fridge and cut it into 4 pieces. Work with one piece at a time, while keeping the others covered.
Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
Roll it out until about 1/4 thick over a floured surface.
Dough might be crumbly and breaking up, simply patch it back together.
I used a 2.5 inch flower cutter to cut the cookies.
Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat.
Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cookies should look set, but not browned.
Let them cool down all the way before filling with the dulce de leche. I placed my dulce de leche in a piping bag to make it easier to fill the cookies.
After filling the cookies, I melted some dark chocolate and drizzled it over the cookies.
Storage
Keep cookies in the fridge for up to 5 days, in an air tight container.
Notes
*You can also dust the cookies with powdered sugar, or completely cover them with chocolate. There are many variations and different ways to present your Alfajor Cookies.