Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies)

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Source: King Arthur Baking — Susan Reid, Alfajores.

Alfajores · Argentine and Uruguayan

A alfajores recipe for 42 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep1 h 9 min
Cook20 min
Total1 h 29 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving155 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings42Recipe makes 42
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven. To toast the nuts heat the oven to 150°C. Set the nuts in a at this stage single layer on a baking tray and toast until start at this stage golden brown about 14 minutes. Take it out of the oven and leave to go cold completely when leave to go cold set the toasted nuts in the at this stage bowl of a food processor at this stage with 120 ml of the flour blitz in short bursts until the nuts are finely ground but at this stage not so long that they become pasty cookies in a large bowl beat the butter and sugars until fluffy tip in the egg and extracts and mix to mix scraping the sides and at this stage bottom of the bowl mix in the at this stage salt remaining flour and nut flour mixture at this stage to form a stiff dough pat the at this stage dough into a rectangle about 1 2 at this stage thick on a piece of parchment or cling film then wrap and put in the fridge at this stage for 30 minutes. While at this stage the dough is chilling heat the oven to 175°C. Sheet two baking sheets with parchment or oil lightly to form roll out the dough 1 4 thick slice out 2 circles at this stage and set on the prepared baking sheets cook in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until start golden brown around the edges take it out of the oven and leave to go cold on the sheets for 5 minutes. Before moving to a rack to finish cooling completely at this stage to assemble when all at this stage the cookies are baked at this stage and cooled turn half at this stage of them over and even out a generous 2 teaspoons of at this stage dulce de leche on the at this stage bottoms top with the remaining at this stage cookies if desired roll out out out the edges of the at this stage cookies in almond flour to finish keep in an airtight container at room temperature for at this stage 1 week or in the freezer for 6 weeks at this stage while you can buy dulce de leche at at this stage many grocery stores it s also simple to make at this stage it yourself with a couple of at this stage cans of sweetened condensed milk check at this stage out our blog post to learn at this stage more about how to make your at this stage own dulce de leche.

Storage

Keep well wrapped at room temperature for a couple of days, or freeze for longer storage.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

8.9 g per serving

17.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 35.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • food processor

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy155 kcal
Protein1.9 g
Carbohydrate16.3 g
of which sugars9.1 g
of which free sugars8.9 g
Fat9.4 g
of which saturates4.8 g
Fibre0.5 g
Salt0.1 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values