Alfajores Recipe

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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
709
Calories
Total time
46
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the cookies: Combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer. Beat on low speed to combine, then on high speed for 5 to 7 minutes, until light and fluffy.
  2. Whisk together the flour, ground almonds and salt in a separate bowl.
  3. Add the vanilla and almond extracts to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat on medium speed, then reduce the speed to low and gradually add the flour-almond mixture just until incorporated; do not overmix the dough.
  4. Wrap the dough in wax paper or place it in a large resealable plastic food storage bag and flatten it out. Refrigerate for 1 hour. If the dough is chilled longer, let it sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before rolling it out.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Have 2 ungreased baking sheets at hand and a 3-inch-round cookie cutter.
  6. Lightly flour a work surface. Roll out the dough to thickness of 1/4 inch. (You can do this in batches, keeping the unworked portion refrigerated.) Use the 3-inch round cookie cutter for the cookies; repeat as needed to make 30 rounds of dough. The cookies will not spread so you can place them close together. Bake one sheet at a time in the middle of the oven for about 13 minutes. The cookies will not appear browned. For a nuttier, browned butter flavor, bake the cookies for a few extra minutes; watch them carefully.
  7. Let cool on the baking sheet for about 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. To assemble: Invert half of the cookies on the work surface. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the dulce de leche on each upturned cookie. The filling will spread as it sits, but you can smooth it to the edges if it is very thick. Be gentle when spreading. Too much pressure on the delicate cookies will break them.
  9. Top with the remaining cookies to form cookie sandwiches.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 708.61 Kcal (2967 kJ)
Calories from fat 326.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.31g 56%
Cholesterol 75.63mg 25%
Sodium 951.88mg 40%
Potassium 284.32mg 6%
Total Carbs 87.71g 29%
Sugars 46.96g 188%
Dietary Fiber 4.54g 18%
Protein 9.4g 19%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 254mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 430.82 Kcal (1804 kJ)
Calories from fat 198.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.08g 56%
Cholesterol 45.98mg 25%
Sodium 578.72mg 40%
Potassium 172.86mg 6%
Total Carbs 53.32g 29%
Sugars 28.55g 188%
Dietary Fiber 2.76g 18%
Protein 5.71g 19%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 1.5mg 14%
Calcium 154.4mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.4
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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