Alfajores - Dulce de leche sandwich cookies – Laylita's Recipes
"Recipe for making homemade alfajores or dulce de leche sandwich cookies. These Latin American cookies are made with all-purpose flour, cornstarch, butter, baking powder, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, milk, and vanilla. They are filled with caramel and decorated with coconut or icing sugar...."
INGREDIENTS
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1¼ cup all-purpose flour (1¼cups flour = 150 grams)
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1¼ cup cornstarch (1¼ cups cornstarch = 160 grams)
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½ cup butter (room temperature, ½ cup of butter = 113 grams)
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1 teaspoon of baking powder
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2 egg yolks
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1 tablespoon lemon or lime zest
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3 tablespoons milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla optional
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½ cup powdered or icing sugar (sifted, ½ cup powdered sugar = 60 grams)
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¾ cup dulce de leche
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½ cup grated dry coconut
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Powdered or icing sugar (to taste)
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