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Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Crème Cookies)

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 8, 2023
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Take your tastebuds on a delicious adventure with traditional Alfajores cookies from South America. This recipe puts a time-saving twist on the classic dessert with the help of a cookie mix! Two cookies are sandwiched with dulce de leche and sprinkled with powdered sugar for a sweet treat.

Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Crème Cookies)

  • Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 can (13.4 oz) dulce de leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk)
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir cookie mix, 1/2 cup of the coconut, the pecans, butter and egg until stiff dough forms.
  • Step 
    3
    On floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch round or fluted cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining half of dough.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    5
    To make each sandwich cookie, spread about 2 teaspoons dulce de leche on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press cookies together so some of filling seeps out around edges. Roll edges in remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Place cookies on cooling rack.
  • Step 
    6
    Sprinkle tops of sandwich cookies with powdered sugar. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

190 Calories
8g Total Fat
3g Protein
28g Total Carbohydrate
19g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
19g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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