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Alfajores ~ Baked Sunday Mornings

May 11, 2013 by susanelester

Alfajores filled with Dulce de Leche

I filled some with little bit of each

This week’s Baked Sunday Mornings challenge is for Alfajores filled with Dulce de Leche.  I’ve never had these, so may not be a good judge, but here is a post from my friend, Paula, who lives in Buenos Aires, that describes them in a little more detail.  She is beautiful, creative, and talented, so please take a moment to check out her blog, Vintage Kitchen Notes.

These delicate, crumbly cookies are traditionally filled with Dulce de Leche.  The Baked Boys provided a recipe for Dulce de Leche, but here in Oxnard, we have a very talented jam-maker, named Lourdes from Ecuador who makes it, so I used hers.  They’re really easy to make (if you use prepared Dulce de Leche).  They are great with coffee and tea.  The cake-like cookies are laced with Rum and Lemon Zest and the delicate caramel flavor of the Dulce de Leche is a great match.  I also made a few with Nutella ( I know, Mark just gacked!), which I liked.

Can you eat just one?


Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there and thanks for all you do!


Here’s my beautiful mom!
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Comments

  1. Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes says

    May 11, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    Your alfajores are perfect Susan! My recipe is very similar and dates from the 30´s, and where made by my grandmother. Besides the cornstarch, the clue to why they taste so good is the mix of lemon, vanilla and rum as flavorings. Thanks for the shout out!

  2. J Lance Harnden says

    May 12, 2013 at 12:50 am

    Yummy

  3. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    May 12, 2013 at 5:23 am

    These are my kind of cookie, I love dulce de leche!

  4. Have Apron....Will Bake says

    May 12, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    Your cookies turned out beautifully. Great pics!

  5. neufangleddesserts says

    May 12, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    LOL! Thanks for the reference to me gacking! Ha! Yeah, Nutella’s not for me… your alfajores look beautiful! And your mom – what a great photo! Looks like a classy lady. Good post, Susan!

  6. Sarah says

    May 12, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    I didn’t like the dulce de leche, but I would totally try some made by an expert! Your cookies look great. 🙂

  7. Liz Berg says

    May 12, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Beautiful cookies…they sound delish!!! And great photo of your sweet mom! Happy Mother’s Day to her.

  8. Chelly says

    May 12, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Your cookies look good! I have made dulce de leche before and love it. I was really looking forward to making these but decided not to…now I wish I would have. You look like your mama!

  9. Littlebakerbunny says

    May 12, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Mmm, that dulce de leche looks so good! Very pretty cookies!

  10. Mary Hirsch says

    May 13, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    These Alfajores are cookies that my grandchildren would love, I think, Maybe their Mom would make me leave out the rum but the rest is a Go. We could have a contest – is the Nutella or the Dulce de Leche better. Good idea? I think I’ll leave the Dulce de Leche to my Argentinean friend, Paula. I really enjoyed that when I was in South America last Fall. Perhaps I could persuade you and JohN to bring me a jar of Lourdes’ when you come to Cambria next Winter/Spring.

  11. Monet says

    May 14, 2013 at 3:18 am

    I’ve never tried these cookies either, but they certainly look good! And I love the nutella filling. I wish I could sample both! Thank you for sharing with me. Now I need to find some cookies!

  12. stellinasweets.com says

    May 14, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    They look great, Susan! How lovely to have such delicious dulce de leche at your disposal– I’ll probably use ready-made next time as well. I just loved these– glad you enjoyed them too! What did your mom think?? 🙂

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