Argentinian Alfajores

Submitted by Coasty

"Very more-ish cookie, either plain or with dulce de leche. Posted for ZWT7"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 40 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
• 1 1⁄2 cups cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cream butter; add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla and lemon rind.
2. Sift together cornstarch, flour, baking powder and salt. Add to mixture and mix well.
3. Drop batter by small spoonfuls onto well buttered baking sheet.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove immediately. Sandwich the cookies together with dulce de leche. See my recipe.