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Snacks & baking

Alfajores

Melt-in-your-mouth cornstarch cookies filled with dulce de leche and rolled in coconut.

42 min
12 servings
Medium
Moderate
Argentinian

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Ingredients

Nutrition facts

299 kcal per serving

Protein: 4.1 g
Carbohydrates: 43.3 g
of which sugars: 24.3 g
Fat: 11.9 g
of which saturated fat: 7.8 g
Fiber: 1.1 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Mix the butter and sugar, then add the yolks, cornstarch, flour and baking powder.
Roll out to 1/5 inch (5 mm), cut out rounds and bake for 12 min at 340°F (170°C) without letting them brown.
Sandwich them in pairs with the dulce de leche.
Roll the edges in the shredded coconut.