Snack · 75 min · argentinian

Alfajores Santafesinos

An Argentinian snack built around all-purpose flour and butter — on the table in 75 minutes.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 4 Egg yolks
• 1.5 cups Dulce de leche
• 1 cup Powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp Milk

Steps

1. Work the flour, butter, yolks, and a splash of water into a firm dough; rest 30 minutes.
2. Roll thin, cut rounds, and bake at 375°F for 10 minutes until just set and pale gold.
3. Layer three cookies with dulce de leche between each — santafesinos are triple-deckers, accept no imitations.
4. Dip the tops in a cocoa-powdered sugar glaze thinned with milk and let set 1 hour.
5. The glaze should crack faintly when you bite; that is how you know it is right.

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