Ingredients200 grams of butter (at room temperature)
150 grams of sugar
1 egg + 2 yolks
1 tablespoon of cognac (or any other liquor)
300 grams of corn starch
200 grams of AP Flour (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda or Royal
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla
zest of 1 orange & zest of 1 lemon
dulce de leche
coconut shavings
preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit
Preparation
Mix together the corn starch, flour, baking powder, baking soda and set it aside.
In a mixer on low setting put in butter
gradually add in sugar until fully combined
add in one yolk at a time before adding in the egg
once combined, add in the cognac, vanilla, orange and lemon zest.
Put on the mixer's dough hook, add in the flour mixture and mix until a dough ball forms.
Remove the dough and place it on a surface coated lightly with flour
Sprinkle flour on top of the dough ball
Roll out the dough until it is about 1/4 thick
Sprinkle powder of corn starch over the rolled out dough
Cut into ~1.5 in diameter circles
Continue this process of rolling out and cutting into circles with the unused portions until all the dough is used.
Put the cookies on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and put in the oven for 15 minutes (make sure they do not burn).
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool
Once they are cold, cover the bottom side of a cookie with dulce de leche and put another cookie on top of the dulce the leche. Roll the sides into the coconut shavings. Now you have an alfajor!
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