Snack

Chocolate Alfajores

Name: Chocolate Alfajores
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 90 min
Cuisine: Uruguayan
Ingredients: 150g Butter; 70g Sugar; 1 Egg; 25g Honey; 175g All-purpose flour; 80g Cornstarch; 30g Unsweetened cocoa; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Baking powder; 400g Dulce de leche; 500g Milk chocolate; 100g Butter; Orange, zested, Zest of 1; Baking soda, Baking soda, amount not specified; Plastic wrap, Plastic wrap, as needed; Parchment paper, Parchment paper, as needed

Uruguayan-style chocolate sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche and coated in chocolate.

1 hr 30 min
375 kcal
Vegetarian
Uruguayan
Dessert

Mellowpan tip: Makes 20 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 20 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Cream 150g of the butter with the sugar for a few minutes.
Step 2:
Add the egg and honey, then mix well.
Step 3:
Add the flour, cornstarch, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder; mix until a dough forms.
Step 4:
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
30 min
Step 5:
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 6:
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Step 7:
Divide the dough into two parts and return one part to the refrigerator before using.
Step 8:
Roll out the second part to about 2 millimeters thick and cut out round cookies 5–6 centimeters in diameter using a cookie cutter or glass.
Step 9:
Bake one baking sheet at a time for about 8–10 minutes.
8–10 min
Step 10:
Let the cookies cool.
Step 11:
Match two cookies of the same size.
Step 12:
Place about 1 teaspoon of dulce de leche on the bottom cookie and sandwich with the second cookie.
Step 13:
Chop the semi-sweet chocolate and melt it with the remaining butter and orange zest over low heat.
Step 14:
Dip each sandwich cookie into the chocolate.
Step 15:
Let the cookies cool on parchment paper before serving.