During the holiday season, it was hard to appreciate the wonder of the single cookie: the kind of cookie that comes in a pretty wrapper and when laid bare stares back quietly with the promise to ...

The alfajor consists of two shortbread cookies filled with a rich and creamy caramel confection otherwise known as dulce de leche. The shortbread cookies can be covered with chocolate, white chocolate ...

At first glance, the alfajor is entirely unassuming. One might even pass it up for something with chocolate chips or frosting. This would be a grave mistake. There's a reason this simple cookie ...

Carmen Tarragona’s fascination with gourmet Argentine cookie sandwiches began when she ordered 150 small boxes of four miniature, intricately decorated alfajores for her 12-year-old godson’s First ...

Of all the recipes my Peruvian mother prepared for my twin sister, Carla, and me over the years, alfajores (dulce de leche sandwich cookies) have always stood out the most in mind. My mom passed away ...

Before I met José, I had never heard of alfajores. José, whose parents hail from Cordoba, Argentina, may have been raised in Connecticut, but he has an Argentine soul. He can even do the tango. He ...

Walnuts add richness to the crumbly cookies in this mashup of two classic Latin American cookies, alfajores and polvorones. (Silvia Razgova/For The Times; prop styling by Leah Choi) Walnuts add ...

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Melbourne restaurant San Telmo might be the city’s home of Argentine barbeque, but even smoky pitmasters have a sweet spot. The next time you fire up the grill at home, save some room for San Telmo ...

Alfajores are a traditional South American sandwich cookie. The alfajor consists of two shortbread cookies filled with a rich and creamy caramel confection otherwise known as dulce de leche. The ...