Dessert for 4

Chocolate Alfajores

Name: Chocolate Alfajores
Total time: 68 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
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; 1 orange

$16.58for 468 minServes 4

These chocolate sandwich cookies bake until tender, then pair with dulce de leche and an orange-scented chocolate coating.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.53Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Evaporated, 14 oz$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.98Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 18 oz$0.45/oz typical	18 oz	$7.94Typical price
	Oranges, 0.4 lb$1.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.56Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.58

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrupFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

68 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Latin American Vegetarian Desserts

Typical price

$4.15 per serving$16.58 for 4

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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
1 orange

Steps

Beat 150 g butter, sugar, egg, honey, and orange zest in a bowl until smooth.
Stir in flour, cornstarch, cocoa, and baking powder until a soft dough forms.
Chill the dough for 15 minutes.
Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick, cut rounds, and bake on a lined baking sheet at 350 F for 10 minutes.
Cool the cookies for 10 minutes, then spread dulce de leche between pairs.
Melt the milk chocolate and 100 g butter, dip the cookies, and chill for 8 minutes.