🇵🇪 Peruvian Cuisine

Alfajores Peruanos

Peruvian Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 12

Difficulty Easy

Calories 223 kcal

Crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies sandwiched with rich dulce de leche (manjar blanco), rolled in powdered sugar.

Ingredients

250g all-purpose flour
150g cornstarch
100g powdered sugar plus extra for rolling
200g butter, softened
3 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder
Zest of 1 lemon
300g dulce de leche (manjar blanco)

Instructions

1 Cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon zest.
2 Sift flour, cornstarch, and baking powder together. Fold into butter mixture to form a soft dough.
3 Wrap in plastic and chill 30 min.
4 Roll dough to 5mm thickness. Cut rounds with a cookie cutter.
5 Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 10-12 min — cookies should not brown, just set.
6 Cool completely. Sandwich pairs with generous dulce de leche. Roll edges in powdered sugar.

Did You Know?

Peru calls dulce de leche "manjar blanco" (white delicacy) — and arguments over which country makes the best alfajores can spark passionate debate across South America.