Alfajores de MaicenaCornstarch Cookies with Dulce de Leche
Alfajores de Maicena are tender cornstarch sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche. This version keeps the filling simple and leaves the edges plain.
Prep
40m
Cook
12m
Serves
12
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Ingredients
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Dough
- 300gCorn Starch
- 200gAll-Purpose Flour
- 8gBaking Powder
- 200gUnsalted Butter (softened)
- 150gPowdered Sugar
- 3pcsEgg Yolk
- 5mlVanilla Extract
Filling
- 320gDulce de Leche
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Method
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- 01
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). Cream the unsalted butter and powdered sugar until pale and fluffy.
- 02
Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract until smooth.
- 03
In a separate bowl, whisk together the corn starch, all-purpose flour, and baking powder.
- 04
Fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture to make a soft dough. Chill until easier to handle, then roll it out and cut into rounds.
- 05
Bake until the cookies are set but still pale. Cool completely.
- 06
Spread dulce de leche over half of the cookies and sandwich with the remaining cookies.
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