This alfajores recipe is super easy to make and sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine. In the bowl of a mixer, place the softened butter and the sugar. Then, mix until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
These alfajores are crispy, tender, crumbly, buttery, sweet, and oozy with dulce de leche. Did I mention the snow-like dusting of powdered sugar that tops them off and gives you even more finger-licking opportunities at the end of devouring these delectable gems? Yes, they have that too.
This recipe makes approximately 40 alfajores. 2 cans (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, labels removed or 2 14-ounce cans of dulce de leche For this recipe you can use canned dulce de leche from the grocery store.
Formerly called alfajores de yemas (eggs). They are much larger than regular alfajores, with three layers of dough made with egg yolks, anise, baking soda, and flour, while the filling is manjar blanco, to which are added coconut, peanuts, chestnuts and honey.