This recipe for alfajores is adapted from the book, Argentina Cooks! by Shirley Lomax Brooks
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/8 teapoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 pound butter (1 stick) at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 recipe for dulce de leche (or one jar of it)
- 1 cup grated and sweetened coconut (optional)
Note: I cannot stress enough the importance of quality butter in this recipe-it will make a big differnce in the flavor of the cookie.
Combine flour, salt, sugar and baking soda in a bowl. Cut the butter in with two knives, then mix by hand until well incorporated. Work in the lemon zest and then mix in the egg yolks and vanilla. Shape the dough into 2 balls and chill for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. On a floured work surface, roll out each ball of dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut into 2-inch rounds and transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15 minutes or until done. The cookies will be dry but not brown.
When the cookies are cool, spread a spoonful of dulce de leche in one cookie and top it with another. Press together gently and roollthe seam of each snadwiched cookie in grated coconut.
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