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 ...

Like so many traditional recipes, alfajores cookies are claimed by many cultures and countries, including Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Chile (though many other South American countries claim this ...

Alfajores are synonymous with Argentina – the biggest producer and consumer – where they are as central to the national culinary identity as steak and Malbec. Chocolatier Maria Romero's eyes gleamed ...

Stir together cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside. Beat butter, sugar, brandy, vanilla, and lemon zest in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on ...

This recipe originally appeared in the November 2018 issue. For our November 2018 “Feast Around the World” feature, we asked five of the state’s top chefs to create festive meals to serve this season.

Growing up in Chile under a dictatorship, Pilar Hernandez knew only home cooking as a child—because of curfews, she and her family stayed home at night. She went to medical school in her home country ...

I ate alfajores daily when I was in Argentina, grabbing a packet of the foil-wrapped confection whenever I saw one: at cafes, markets, gas stations, the concession stand at the zoo. The sandwich ...

We start of by slowly heating sweetened milk until it starts to caramelize and thicken to become an ambrosian delight. Of course you can always cheat by using condensed milk to get similar results.