Argentinian Alfajores

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
• 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream butter; add sugar and beat until fluffy. add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. beat in vanilla and lemon rind.
• 2 sift together cornstarch, flour, baking powder and salt. add to mixture and mix well.
• 3 drop batter by small spoonfuls onto well buttered baking sheet.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. remove immediately. sandwich the cookies together with dulce de leche. see my recipe.