Dairy-Free Argentine Alfajores de Maicena
Delicate cornstarch cookies filled with dulce de leche and rolled in coconut flakes, made entirely dairy-free.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cornstarch
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 cup Dairy-free butter
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 can Dairy-free dulce de leche
- 1/2 cup Shredded coconut
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 175°C.
- 2In a bowl, combine cornstarch, flour, sugar, and baking powder.
- 3Cut in dairy-free butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- 4Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until a dough forms.
- 5Roll out the dough and cut into circles.
- 6Place the circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 7Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- 8Let the cookies cool completely.
- 9Spread dairy-free dulce de leche on one cookie and top with another cookie to make a sandwich.
- 10Roll the edges of the sandwich in shredded coconut.
Substitutions
Butter → Dairy-free butter
Dulce de Leche → Dairy-free dulce de leche
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