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Alfajores de Maicena

Name: Alfajores de Maicena
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1.5 cups cornstarch; 1 cup flour; 3/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla; Dulce de leche; Shredded coconut

Delicate cornstarch cookies sandwiching dulce de leche, rolled in coconut.

Prep 30 min Cook 12 min Serves 12Medium

Ingredients

· 1.5 cups cornstarch
· 1 cup flour
· 3/4 cup butter
· 1/2 cup sugar
· 2 egg yolks
· 1 tsp vanilla
· Dulce de leche
· Shredded coconut

Steps

1
Cream butter and sugar, add yolks and vanilla.
2
Fold in cornstarch and flour into a soft dough.
3
Cut rounds and bake gently until pale.
4
Sandwich with dulce de leche and roll edges in coconut.