Recipe Instructions: Alfajores

Supplies

• Mixing bowls

• Wooden spoon/spatula

• Measuring cups/spoons

• Baking trays

• Baking paper

• Rolling pin

• Round cookie cutter (or glass)

Ingredients

• 250 g plain flour

• 150 g cornflour (cornstarch)

• ½ tsp baking powder

• 200 g butter (softened)

• 150 g caster sugar

• 2 egg yolks

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 can Nestlé Highlander Caramel Filling

• Optional: desiccated coconut, icing sugar for dusting

Steps

1. Make the dough:

   • Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

   • Add egg yolks and vanilla, mix well.

   • Sift in flour, cornflour, and baking powder. Mix until a soft dough forms.

2. Chill and cut:

   • Wrap dough in cling film, refrigerate for 30 minutes.

   • Roll out dough on a floured surface to about 5 mm thick.

   • Cut into small circles using a cookie cutter or glass.

3. Bake:

   • Place on baking trays lined with paper.

   • Bake at 180°C for 8–10 minutes, until just set (they should stay pale).

   • Cool on a wire rack.

4. Assemble:

   • Spread a generous spoon of Highlander Caramel Filling onto one biscuit, sandwich with another.

   • Roll edges in coconut if desired.

   • Dust with icing sugar.