Alfajores with Dulce de Leche Filling using a Compact Cook
Elite, Infinite, Pro, Platinum, Deluxe
(4.8)
Preparation time
79 min
Total time
114 min
Servings
12
Calories / Serving
0 Cals
Difficulty
Average
Embark on a delightful culinary journey to Argentina with these melt-in-your-mouth Alfajores! Imagine two delicate, crumbly cookies embracing a luscious dulce de leche heart, all kissed with a flurry of sweet coconut. This recipe simplifies the traditional method, guiding you step-by-step to create these iconic treats in your own kitchen. Prepare to be transported by every heavenly bite!
Ingredients
- 150 g Butter
- 100 g Icing sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Vanilla extract
- 200 g Cornflour (maïzena)
- 100 g Flour t55
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Baking powder
- 400 g Sweetened condensed milk
- 100 g Grated coconut
Steps
Cookie Dough
- Add 150 g of butter in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 5sec / 0°C / Speed 5.
- Add 100 g of icing sugar in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 10sec / 0°C / Speed 4.
- Add 3 eggs only the yellow, 1 teaspoon(s) of vanilla extract in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 5sec / 0°C / Speed 4.
- Add 200 g of cornflour (maïzena), 100 g of flour t55, 1 teaspoon(s) of baking powder in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 20sec / 0°C / Speed 6.
- Transfer the content of the food processor bowl on a workplan warp in cling wrap.
- Setaside the dough in a fridge during 30min.
Baking
- Preheat the oven at 160°C.
- Use a round cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Place cookies on baking sheets lined with baking paper.
- Cook in the oven at 160°C.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Dulce de Leche Filling
- Wash the food processor bowl.
- Add 400 g of sweetened condensed milk in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 45:00min / 100°C / Speed 3.
- Check and repeat if necessary to get a thick caramel consistency.
Assembling
- Add 100 g of grated coconut on a plate.
- Spread a generous amount of Dulce de Leche Filling on the flat side of one cookie, then top with another cookie to form a sandwich.
- Roll the edges of the sandwich in Grated Coconut.
- Dust the top with Icing Sugar.
- Repeat with the remaining cookies and Dulce de Leche Filling.
- Serve Immediately or store at room temperature maximum 3 days.
