World Flavors Cookbook

Alfajores de Maicena

Name: Alfajores de Maicena
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Uruguay
Ingredients: 200g cornstarch, 100g flour, 150g butter, 100g sugar, 2 egg yolks, dulce de leche, shredded coconut

Delicate cornstarch cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche and rolled in shredded coconut.

Cuisine: Uruguay

Ingredients

200g cornstarch, 100g flour, 150g butter, 100g sugar, 2 egg yolks, dulce de leche, shredded coconut

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add yolks. 2. Stir in flour and cornstarch to make a soft dough. 3. Roll out and cut circles. 4. Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 12 minutes (do not let them brown). 5. Once cool, sandwich two cookies with a thick layer of dulce de leche. 6. Roll the edges in coconut.