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Cornstarch Alfajores

Argentina's iconic sweet: melt-in-your-mouth cornstarch cookies filled with dulce de leche, coated in chocolate or coconut.

⏱️ 60 minutes
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👥 24 servings
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🧂 9 ingredients

🧂 Ingredients

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    Maicena
    200g
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    Harina
    100g
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    Mantequilla
    150g
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    Azúcar glass
    100g
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    Yemas
    3 unidades
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    Ron
    1 cucharada
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    Polvo de hornear
    1 cucharadita
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    Dulce de leche
    400g
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    Chocolate
    200g

📋 Instructions

  1. 1

    Beat butter with sugar.

  2. 2

    Add egg yolks and rum.

  3. 3

    Add cornstarch, flour, and baking powder.

  4. 4

    Form a smooth dough and refrigerate 1 hour.

  5. 5

    Roll dough to 5 mm thickness.

  6. 6

    Cut circles with a cookie cutter.

  7. 7

    Bake at 170°C for 10 minutes.

  8. 8

    Let cool completely.

  9. 9

    Sandwich two cookies with dulce de leche.

  10. 10

    Dip in chocolate or roll in coconut.

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