Alfajores... Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all- purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 oranges, zested (zest oranges first before squeezing for juice), divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 jar (17 oz.) or 1 can (10 oz.) Dulce de Leche
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- Powdered sugar for dusting
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