WHAT ARE ALFAJORES?
Alfajores are traditional Argentine pastries made with two delicate, melt-in-your-mouth cookies embracing a luscious dollop of creamy dulce de leche caramel. Longing to share the taste of her childhood with her own children, Lucila started baking her authentic, artisanal alfajores in Chicago.
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Yerba Mate
Yerba mate (pronounced yehr-buh mah-tay) tastes like a tea and hits you like a coffee—and yet, it's technically neither. If you're looking for a boost of energy that doesn't come from an espresso bean, look no further than this South American super-beverage made from the steeped leaves and twigs of an indigenous plant, which has been providing locals with a natural pick-me-up for centuries. Herbal yerba mate tea contains roughly as much caffeine as coffee, about 80 milligrams per cup. There's a time-honored ritual around the consumption of yerba mate... it requires a mate (dried gourd), a bombilla (a special straw for drinking that filters out the leaves), and a thermos for transporting the hot water. One designated person—called the cebador—fills the mate about two-thirds full with the leaves and adds a little bit of warm water to release the flavors. The cebador then inserts the bombilla into the mate...
5 MINUTESYerba Mate
Yerba mate (pronounced yehr-buh mah-tay) tastes like a tea and hits you like a coffee—and yet, it's technically neither. If you're looking for a b...
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Dulce de Leche
DULCE DE LECHE... South America's best export, the MVP of so many recipes, and the heart of all of our Alfajores cookies. It is widely used and consumed throughout all of South America. In Colombia it is called "arequipe". In Perú, Chile and Bolivia it's called "manjar blanco." In Mexico it's called "cajeta" (made with goat's milk instead of cow's milk). But it really doesn't matter what you call it; dulce de leche is one of those amazing sweets that goes with almost everything! It tastes a lot like caramel, but has a creamier consistency since it is made from gently simmering milk and sugar together. One of my favorite memories as a child growing up in Argentina was when my father Guido would go from time to time to visit one of his maternal uncles who owned a bakery in town. These visits would always be on a...
5 MINUTESDulce de Leche
DULCE DE LECHE... South America's best export, the MVP of so many recipes, and the heart of all of our Alfajores cookies. It is widely used and ...
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The glorious co...
why do most people compare the alfajores to shortbread cookies? It might be the texture... however, if an alfajor cookie dough is made right, the cookie discs should be very light... the amount of butter we use to make our alfajores is nowhere near the amount of butter used to make shortbread cookies
5 minutesThe glorious co...
why do most people compare the alfajores to shortbread cookies? It might be the texture... however, if an alfajor cookie dough is made right, the c...
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Let customers speak for us
Lucila's Alfajores are amazing! My wife loves them and I bought the large variety pack for her for Christmas. She was very happy to receive them and we will most likely be buying more in the near future.
I am Argentinian so I will try to be objective, these Alfajores are supreme. Excellent taste, texture, size and packaging. I found them by chance because I wanted some Alfajores before Christmas and the ones coming from Argentina would take too long. Now that I know these Alfajores are from Chicago are going to become my go to. These are at the level of Havanna for sure but different, unic. Very authentic, I am not too kin on anything that does not have dulce de leche but the guava has dulce de leche!! love it, it is just perfect. Highly recommend for connoisseurs or for anyone that likes good quality sweet cookies
If you want a quick and delicious snack, mini alfajores are perfect!!
Lucila's alfajores are my go-to gift for family, friends and clients during the holidays. Delicious and truly homemade. Thanks to Lucila and Joe!
Everyone loved them and appreciated that they were hand-made! they were delicious!
I love giving these as gifts :) Everyone loves them.
Easy to get in contact with and very reliable!
Very proud to give them as a gift and delightfully different from the usual Holiday dessert.
Grew up eating the alfajores made by Havana which I love. These are actually better!
Lucila's Alfajores were delicious and reminded me of how special Argentina is!!
I met Lucila years ago at a farmer's market and fell in love with alfajores. Covid hit, I moved away from Chicago, and I often thought about these delicious desserts. After a Google search I found them once again! I can now share with my family and friends hoping they will enjoy them just as much. They make great gifts, too!
We discovered Lucila's at a food festival at The Morton Arboretum. I love Alfajores cookies so had to try. They were so good. Glad to find out they have an online store. Sent these as Christmas gifts to all my out of state family. They loved it!! Yummm!!
Consistently the best, most pleasantly received gifts given over the past 5 years straight.
An amazingly delicious treat for yourself or as a gift!