Vanilla alfajores
“Discover the joy of making Vanilla alfajores at home. This 45-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Vanilla alfajores at home. This 45-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Vanilla alfajores is a beloved Uruguayan dish that brings comfort and satisfaction to any meal. Its flavors have been refined over time to create the perfect balance that keeps people coming back for more.
Cooking is more than just preparing food—it's an act of love, creativity, and connection. This recipe embodies that spirit, offering you a chance to create something special in your own kitchen.
📋 Vanilla alfajores
📝 Ingredients
- •150g Dulce de leche
- •50g Coconut Flakes
- •100g Butter
- •100g Sugar
- •1 Egg
- •1 Egg Yolks
- •200g Cornstarch
- •100g All purpose flour
- •1 tsp Baking Powder
- •1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- •150g Dulce de leche
- •50g Coconut Flakes
👨🍳 Instructions
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For the sandwich cookie cream the soft butter for about a minute, then add the sugar and cream for another two minutes. Incorporate the egg fully before mixing in the egg yolk. Once everything is nicely combined, add all remaining ingredients and mix one more time. Form dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for at least half an hour or overnight.
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Divide dough in half, put one back in the fridge and roll out the other thickly on a lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies with either the bottom of a glass or a cookie cutter around 6cm in diameter. Repeat with all the dough.
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Bake for about 8-10min, the cookies will look very pale. Let cool off before filling half with each a teaspoon of dulce de leche. Place other half of cookies on top and roll the sides of each cookie in the coconut flakes (it helps if the dulce de leche was pressed down to the sides of the cookie). Enjoy.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Vanilla alfajores at home. This 45-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Dulce de leche
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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