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Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• milk
• vanilla bean
• baking soda

Instructions

1. 1 Bring milk to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; strain through cheesecloth. Return to the saucepan.
2. 2 Cut vanilla bean in half; scrape seeds into milk. Stir in sugar; heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Stir in baking soda just as milk mixture begins to boil. Reduce heat to medium, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, a wooden spoon drawn through mixture leaves the bottom of the pan visible, and mixture is light brown. Remove pan from heat.
3. 3 Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water; place saucepan into ice bath, stirring constantly until dulce de leche is cold. Transfer to sterile airtight jars; store in the refrigerator.

By JUALONSO

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• peanut
• tea biscuit
• sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

1. 1 Line a 9-inch square dish with waxed paper.
2. 2 Pulse the peanuts and biscuits together in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse flour. Add the sugar and pulse to mix. Pour the sweetened, condensed milk into the mixture and process until the mixture forms a ball that pulls away from the sides of the food processor bowl.
3. 3 Transfer the mixture to the prepared dish and press with your hands into an even layer. Allow to sit at least 15 minutes, up to overnight. Remove from the dish and cut into squares to serve. Store in air-tight containers between uses.

By Rita

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• pumpkin
• cinnamon stick
• clove
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large pot over low heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin is very soft, about 30 minutes. Mix in coconut and remove from heat. Mash large pumpkin pieces with a potato mash, or leave them slightly chunky. Let cool for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Transfer to a container with a lid and refrigerate.

By Rita

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• plantain
• vegetable oil
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Cut each plantain into two halves and each half into 3 strips.
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Gently lay plantain strips into hot oil; drizzle vanilla over plantains and season with cinnamon. Cover the skillet and cook plantains until browned completely, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Drain plantains on a paper towel-lined plate; sprinkle sugar over plantains.

By andrea

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• water
• milk
• sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Make caramel: Combine sugar and water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour into a 9x5-inch glass baking dish, completely coating the bottom.
3. 3 Make custard: Combine milk, sugar, beaten eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well mixed. Pour into a fine mesh strainer over caramelized sugar in the dish.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set but still slightly jiggly in the center, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, 15 to 20 minutes. Place in the refrigerator until completely chilled and set, 6 hours to overnight.
5. 5 To serve, slide a knife along the edges of the baking dish to loosen custard. Place a plate or platter on top of the dish and carefully and quickly invert. Remove the baking dish and serve.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• egg
• milk
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Place 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook gently without stirring, but shake occasionally until sugar is melted. Continue cooking until sugar turns golden brown, then pour into a large glass baking dish. Rotate and tilt the dish to spread caramel evenly over the bottom. Set aside for caramel to cool and harden, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Add condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, milk, coconut, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar to a blender. Blend until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour over hardened caramel in the baking dish.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set, about 45 minutes. Allow flan to cool for 30 minutes at room temperature. Run a knife around the edges of the dish to separate the flan from the sides. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 8 hours to overnight.
5. 5 To serve, carefully invert flan onto a rimmed serving plate; let caramel sauce flow over flan.

By Esther

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• sweetened condensed milk
• butter
• egg
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Place the entire, unopened can of condensed milk in a large saucepan. Fill the saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until milk inside has caramelized, about 2 hours.
2. 2 Remove from the heat and set aside to cool while you make the cookies.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4. 4 Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in egg, then mix in flour until well combined.
5. 5 Drop batter by small teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Dip your finger into flour, and pat each cookie into a very thin, little circle (about the size of a quarter).
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until just starting to brown around the edges and no longer doughy in the centers, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
7. 7 Sandwich cooled cookies together with the caramelized condensed milk.

By Abby!

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• carrot
• rapeseed oil
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
2. 2 Combine carrots, sugar, oil and eggs in a blender; blend until smooth. Gradually add flour and mix until well blended. Turn off blender. Stir baking powder into batter with a wooden spoon. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Place cake pan on a wire rack and cool completely. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate.

By Gi_BR

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• tapioca starch
• butter
• egg
• cinnamon
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Place tapioca flour in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well until a soft dough forms.
3. 3 Pinch off a small piece of dough and roll out into a rope the length of a pencil on your work surface; coil tightly into a spiral. Repeat with remaining dough. Arrange spirals on baking sheets.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cooked on the bottom but still pale on top, about 15 minutes.

By Erick

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• water
• white rice
• milk
• cinnamon stick
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water and rice in a bowl; soak at least 30 minutes.
2. 2 Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. 3 Stir milk, sugar, cinnamon stick, and salt into rice; simmer until thick and the consistency of pudding, about 20 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick before serving.

By CookieJar

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• milk
• lemon
• cinnamon stick
• egg
• pisco

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Pour the milk into a saucepan along with the lemon zest and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, and cook for 5 minutes. Turn heat off, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Gently beat the eggs and sugar together until the sugar has dissolved. Slowly beat in 1 cup of the hot milk, a little at a time, until it has been incorporated. Stir the egg mixture back into the hot milk, pour in the pisco, and mix until well combined.
4. 4 Pour the custard through a fine mesh sieve into a 2-quart ceramic casserole dish to remove the lemon zest and cinnamon. Bake in preheated oven until set, and browned on top, about 30 minutes. Chill before serving.

By damasio

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• milk
• sucralose sweetener
• vanilla extract
• baking soda
• water
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine milk, sugar, sweetener, and vanilla in the biggest pot you have. Place over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to a rolling boil.
2. 2 As soon as it boils, combine water and baking soda in a small bowl and stir to dissolve; don't worry if it doesn't dissolve completely.
3. 3 Remove pot from the stove and place in the sink. Add baking soda mixture and stir vigorously as milk will expand rapidly-be prepared! When the mixture returns to its original volume, return the pot to the stove and bring to a very brisk simmer. It may concern you that it will scorch, but it should be practically boiling. Cook, checking and stirring occasionally, until it turns a deep golden brown, about 1 hour.
4. 4 After the mixture has turned dark caramel in color, check it more frequently. The longer you cook it after the color change, the thicker it will be. For a consistency similar to caramel, cook for another 15 minutes. For a thicker, spreadable consistency, cook for another 20 to 25 minutes. For a candy-like consistency, cook it even longer. Just remember that it will thicken up tremendously after cooling.
5. 5 Once you're ready, pour the caramel into a plastic container with a lid, or pour into jars. It can be kept without refrigeration, but with refrigeration it is good for many weeks.

By skylar

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• ✓ white sugar
• egg
• vegetable oil
• carrot
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• cocoa powder
• milk
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch cake pan and dust with flour.
2. 2 Combine 2 cups sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and carrots in a blender; blend until very smooth, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Pour carrot mixture into a bowl; add flour and baking powder. Mix well to combine. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool.
5. 5 Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to bubble and thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and quickly spread over cake.

By Alessandra Kanawati

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• ✓ white sugar
• ✓ white sugar
• vegetable oil
• cream cheese
• egg
• parmesan cheese
• vanilla extract
• salt
• milk
• milk
• graham cracker crumb
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Coat insides of four 5 1/2-ounce ramekins with oil.
2. 2 Melt 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in a skillet over medium heat without stirring; swirl the skillet occasionally until sugar caramelizes to an amber color. Quickly pour caramel into each prepared ramekin to cover the bottoms. Place ramekins in a large baking dish.
3. 3 Whisk cream cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth.
4. 4 Heat milk in a small saucepan until almost simmering; stir in 1/2 cup sugar until dissolved. Stir into cream cheese mixture until custard combined.
5. 5 Spoon custard mixture into the prepared ramekins. Carefully add enough hot water to the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until custard is just barely set, 45 to 60 minutes. Custard should jiggle as one mass, when shaken. Remove ramekins from the baking dish; cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
7. 7 Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; sprinkle over each flan. Refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 2 hours.
8. 8 Run a knife along edges of chilled flans; invert onto plates. Drizzle any remaining caramel on top.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• butter
• egg
• coconut
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• coconut milk

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
2. 2 Beat sugar, butter, and egg yolks together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add shredded coconut.
3. 3 Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir creamed butter mixture, alternating with coconut milk, into flour mixture until batter is just mixed.
4. 4 Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

By 4eversmiling

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• cornmeal
• milk
• coconut milk
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• vegetable oil
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch round cake pan.
2. 2 Blend cornmeal, sugar, milk, coconut milk, flour, eggs, and vegetable oil in a blender until smooth; add baking powder and blend to integrate. Pour the cornmeal mixture into the prepared cake pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

By VickyLondres

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• butter
• egg
• milk
• vanilla extract
• almond extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 9- or 10-inch Bundt pan. Sift flour and baking powder together into a bowl.
2. 2 Use a spatula to cream butter and sugar together by hand until light and fluffy. Add eggs all at once and mix well. Mix in flour mixture and 1 cup milk; batter will be doughy. Mix in remaining 1 cup milk along with vanilla and almond extracts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 15 more minutes.

By Bernadette Beekman

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• confectioners' sugar
• cornstarch
• salt
• butter
• vanilla extract
• dulce de leche
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Mix flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a bowl.
2. 2 Beat butter with an electric mixer in a separate bowl until soft and fluffy. Mix in white sugar and vanilla until well combined.
3. 3 Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 3 batches, beating until just blended after each addition. Divide dough in half, roll each half into a log, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Slice dough logs into forty-eight 1/4-inch-thick cookies and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until just starting to turn golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
7. 7 Remove from the oven and let cool for 1 minute on the baking sheet. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely, 25 to 30 minutes.
8. 8 Use a knife to generously spread dulce de leche onto 1/2 of the cooled cookies. Sandwich remaining cookies on top and place onto a serving tray.
9. 9 Lightly dust finished cookies with remaining confectioners' sugar.

By vegchef

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• milk
• egg
• parmesan cheese
• butter
• coconut
• cornmeal
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
2. 2 Combine milk, sugar, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and butter in a blender; blend until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add coconut, cornmeal, and flour; blend until creamy. Add baking powder and salt and blend until smooth. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and edges pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

By limacla

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• egg white
• egg yolk
• orange juice
• milk
• coconut milk
• sweetened condensed milk
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
2. 2 Beat the egg whites to soft peaks, then continue beating while slowly adding the sugar until stiff peaks have formed. Fold in egg yolks until evenly mixed, then fold in the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. 3 Bake cake in preheated oven until the top has turned golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
4. 4 When the cake is done, remove from the oven, and use a fork to poke all over the top of the cake, in 1 inch intervals. In a small bowl, stir together the milk, coconut milk, and sweetened condensed milk. Evenly pour the milk mixture over the cake, then sprinkle with coconut flakes. Chill cake in the refrigerator until cold, about 3 hours.

By CookingMama

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• hominy
• water
• coconut milk
• sweetened condensed milk
• milk
• cinnamon stick
• cinnamon
• clove
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Combine hominy and water in a large saucepan and soak 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 The next day, bring soaked hominy and liquid to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until hominy is soft, about 1 hour. Add coconut milk, condensed milk, regular milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon sticks, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and cloves. Cook over low heat until mixture has thickened, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Taste and sweeten with more sugar if needed. Stir in coconut. Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• apricot
• water
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• clove
• water
• active dry yeast
• shortening
• lard
• salt
• all-purpose flour
• oil

Instructions

1. 1 Bring apricots and 1 ½ cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly; transfer apricot-water mixture to the bowl of a food processor.
2. 2 Add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to the food processor; pulse until smooth. Set aside.
3. 3 Pour 1 cup lukewarm water into a large bowl; sprinkle yeast over top. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes. Mix in shortening and salt; gradually mix in flour using a sturdy spoon until dough forms. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes (do not let dough rise).
4. 4 Roll out dough to ¼- to ⅛-inch thickness; cut into circles with a large biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter. Spoon about 1 tablespoon apricot filling in centers of dough circles; fold over filling into semi-circles. Seal edges with fingers.
5. 5 Heat about 1 inch oil in a deep, heavy skillet over medium-high heat to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Carefully lower empanaditas into the hot oil. Fry; flipping once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

By Delilah Lopez

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• cornstarch
• all-purpose baking flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• butter
• egg yolk
• lemon zest
• vanilla extract
• dulce de leche
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Whisk cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl; set aside.
3. 3 Beat butter and sugar together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until well combined, adding lemon zest and vanilla extract with last yolk. Fold into flour mixture with a spoon, mixing until dough holds together and forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
4. 4 Roll dough out to about ¼-inch thickness; cut with a small round cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking sheets.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set but not browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer immediately to cool on a wire rack.
6. 6 Spread flat underside of 1 cookie with 1 teaspoon dulce de leche. Sandwich together with another cookie until filling comes out on the sides; roll sides in shredded coconut. Repeat with remaining cookies, dulce de leche, and coconut.

By Fioa

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• carrot
• egg
• cooking oil
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• butter
• margarine
• sugar
• hot chocolate mix
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 9x13 baking dish.
2. 2 Place the carrots, eggs, and oil in a blender or bowl of a food processor. Process until carrots are finely chopped. Pour the carrot mixture into a mixing bowl. Stir in 2 cups sugar until well blended. Stir in the flour and baking powder; mix until well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until top springs back when lightly touched, about 40 minutes.
4. 4 Meanwhile, make the icing by placing the butter, 1 cup sugar, instant hot chocolate drink mix, and milk in a pan. While stirring, heat to almost boiling over medium-high heat until mixture thickens. When the cake is done, remove from the oven and immediately spread the icing evenly over the top.

By CookingMama

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• instant coffee powder
• salt
• baking soda
• baking powder
• brown sugar
• shortening
• egg
• milk
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Whisk flour, coffee powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl.
3. 3 Combine brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, egg, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually mix in flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
4. 4 Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Use a fork to flatten balls to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven, switching racks halfway through, until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
6. 6 Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.

By Patty

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• margarine
• sugar
• all-purpose flour
• rice flour
• baking powder
• egg
• milk
• parmesan cheese
• all-purpose flour
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a medium glass baking dish.
2. 2 In a bowl, beat together margarine and 3 cups sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well. Combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, rice flour, and baking powder; add them alternately with the milk, stirring well between each addition. Slowly stir in Parmesan cheese. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
3. 3 In a small bowl, mix the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, and sesame seeds. Sprinkle evenly over the batter in the cake pan.
4. 4 Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely, and cut into squares.

By Karen Hernandez

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• egg
• evaporated milk
• coconut milk
• sweetened condensed milk
• dark rum
• butter
• raisin
• vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• bread

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Beat eggs in a large bowl until frothy. Add evaporated milk, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, rum, sugar, melted butter, raisins, vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon to eggs in the bowl; mix well. Fold in bread. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until browned and edges are beginning to look dry, about 1 hour.

By Monique Jeffery

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• butter
• cornstarch
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• pisco
• vanilla extract
• baking powder
• water
• confectioners' sugar
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• brown sugar
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. 2 Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add cornstarch, flour, eggs, pisco, vanilla extract, and baking powder. Mix gently until combined.
3. 3 Turn dough out onto a clean work surface and knead by hand until smooth. Add water as needed. Divide in half, refrigerate 1 portion, and leave the other out.
4. 4 Coat your work surface with powdered sugar. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 2-inch rounds with a cookie cutter or shot glass. Place rounds close together on a baking sheet. Prick each cookie twice with a fork.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; cookies should still be white and soft, not crispy, and will firm up as they cool. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
6. 6 Pour condensed milk, evaporated milk, and brown sugar into a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until filling approaches the consistency of thick caramel, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat; mixture will firm up as it cools to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
7. 7 Pour confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl. Spread about 1/2 tablespoon of the filling over cooled cookies. Attach every two cookies together to make the alfajores. Roll alfajores in confectioners' sugar.

By Kara Marie Cormier

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• cornstarch
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• butter
• egg yolk
• lemon zest
• vanilla rum
• vanilla extract
• lemon extract
• dulce de leche
• coconut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Whisk cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and baking soda together; set aside.
3. 3 Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in third yolk along with lemon zest, vanilla rum, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Gently fold in cornstarch mixture with a spoon, making a crumbly dough, until cohesive enough; press into a ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill 30 to 60 minutes.
4. 4 Roll dough out, using as little flour as possible, until about ¼-inch thick. (The dough will have an unusual consistency.) Cut dough using a small round cookie cutter. Continue pressing dough together, rolling, and cutting until all dough is used. Place cookies spaced ½-inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set but not browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool.
6. 6 Spread 1 teaspoon dulce de leche onto underside of 1 cooled cookie; sandwich with second cookie until caramel oozes out sides. Roll sides in shredded coconut. Repeat with remaining cookies, dulce de leche, and coconut.

By Christina-Chrisi Marvasi

Ingredients

• ✓ white sugar
• grapefruit

Instructions

1. 1 Quarter grapefruit and remove rinds; use interiors for another purpose. Slice each rind lengthwise into strips, approximately 1/4 inch at the widest point.
2. 2 Cover rind with 2 inches of water in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil for 3 minutes. Drain. Repeat 3 more times with fresh water. Drain.
3. 3 Place boiled grapefruit rind, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and 1 cup of fresh water into the saucepan. Let simmer slowly, increasing heat as needed, until water is absorbed or evaporated, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Place remaining 1 cup sugar in a large bowl and toss peels in it. Cool and allow to dry on wax paper or a wire rack. Dust with more sugar as preferred.

By Ellen P