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Almond Alfajores

At a Glance

Prep
30 minutes
Cook
16 minutes
Total
35 min
Yield
18.00 cookies

Categories

  • Dessert

Cuisine

  • Latin American

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Possible Nuts — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Milk — check ingredient labels

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 18. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 54.4 per serving 980 for selected servings
Fat 3.1g per serving 55g for selected servings
Sugar 4.9g per serving 88g for selected servings
Protein 1.1g per serving 20g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 5.3g per serving 95g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Almond Alfajores brings together 1/2 cup almond meal (or almond flour), 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 35 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 18 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almond meal (or almond flour)
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/2 ounces almond paste
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 cup dulce de leche

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Instructions

  1. Mix the ground almond meal, flour, and salt in a medium bowl.

  2. Grate the almond paste into the bowl.

  3. Blend the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers, until dough is smooth and well mixed. Chill dough for 2 hours or overnight.

  4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  5. On a well floured surface, roll half the cookie dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.

  6. Cut desired shapes and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling scraps until all of the dough has been rolled and cut.

  7. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.

  8. When cookies are cool spread 1-2 tsps of dulce de leche on a cookie and top with another.

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