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Chocolate Alfajores

A chocolate twist on traditional alfajores cookies! Chocolate cookies filled with dulce de leche!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: South American
Keyword: chocolate, christmas cookies
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder until well combined. In a separate large bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in eggs on low speed one at a time, then stir in vanilla until just combined. Gradually stir in flour mixture on low speed until just combined. Cover and refrigerate dough at least 1 hour.
  • On a well-floured surface, roll out chilled dough to 1/4-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter (I used a 2-inch linzer cookie cutter) to cut out cookie rounds; transfer to prepared cookie sheet, spaced 1 inch apart (you'll have to bake in batches). Re-roll dough once, if needed, to cut more rounds. Bake 8-10 minutes until set and puffed. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Pipe or spoon approximately 1 tablespoon dulce de leche on the bottoms of half of the cookies. Top with remaining half of cookies. Store covered in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg