Expanish Volunteer Blog
Volunteers in Buenos Aires! Extend your skills into the kitchen…
For those volunteers in Buenos Aires who have fallen in love with the many delicious sweets that Argentina’s bakeries offer, it is high time you learned how to make an Argentine goodie so that when you head back home one day, you can always keep a little bit of Argentina with you.
The Famous and Delicious Alfajor Cookie
The alfajor cookie, a famous treat around Argentina, can be found in any bakery and many corner stores as well. It is a simple cookie, comprised of two sweet bread ends with a delicious coating of dulce de leche in between. If you are looking for something fancy, you can get different flavoured alfajores, some coated with white or milk chocolate, and added caramel or marmalade. No matter how you have it, this cookie is delicious.
Make the Alfajor Cookie at Home!
Recipe
- 1 3/4 cup of flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 pound butter (1 stick) (soft)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
- 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Dulce de Leche (pot)
Instructions
- Combine the flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda in a bowl; cut the butter, mix with hand. Mix in the lemon, egg yolks, and vanilla.
- Shape the dough into 2 balls and let chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Flour your work surface and roll out each dough ball into a thickness of ¼ inch. Cut into 2 inch rounds, and place on baking sheet. Bake until dry (not brown) (15min).
- Let the cookies cool and then spread a thick layer of dulce de leche on one half and place another cookie on top.
And enjoy!
