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Chocolate alfajores

Name: Chocolate alfajores
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: fusion
Ingredients: 150 g Butter; 70 g Sugar; 1 Egg; 25 g Honey; 175 g All purpose flour; 80 g Cornstarch; 30 g Unsweetened Cocoa; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 400 g Dulce de leche; 500 g Milk Chocolate; 100 g Butter; Zest of 1 Orange

A classic Uruguayan dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

443

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Uruguayan Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://jennyisbaking.com/2018/07/02/alfajores-the-best-cookies-from-uruguay/#recipe

Ingredients

150 gButter
70 gSugar
1Egg
25 gHoney
175 gAll purpose flour
80 gCornstarch
30 gUnsweetened Cocoa
1 tspBaking Powder
1 tspBaking Powder
400 gDulce de leche
500 gMilk Chocolate
100 gButter
Zest of 1Orange

Instructions

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For the cookies cream the butter with the sugar for a few minutes. Then add the egg and honey and mix well. Add flour, cornstarch, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder and mix until you get a dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least half an hour or overnight.
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Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
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Divide dough into two parts, put one part back in the fridge before using. Roll out second part to about 2 millimeters and cut out round cookies with 5-6 centimeters in diameter. This can be done with a cookie cutter or glass. You should get 30 cookies in total or even more, I get about 40. Bake one baking sheet at the time for about 8-10min. Let cookies cool.
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For the filling look for two cookies of the same size and place about one teaspoon of dulce de leche onto the bottom one before sandwiching together.
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Chop semi-sweet chocolate and melt with butter and orange zest on low heat. Dunk each sandwich cookie into the chocolate and let cool off on parchment paper before serving.