Alfajores Danubio

ALFAJORES DANUBIO (Sweet Layered Pastries)(Kind of like Baklava) 250 g ground almonds 300 g butter 225 g confectioners' sugar lemon, rind of  vanilla essence 3 eggs almond essence 1/4 kg plain flour

7 servings 25 minutes 5 mins prep Beat the butter with the sugar and essences. Add the eggs one at a time. Incorporate the flour and the almonds and knead lightly. Place dough in the fridge for about 1/2 hour. Roll out the dough and cut out rounds. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes on greased and floured baking sheets. Take 2 rounds and put the together with marmalade, melted chocolate or dulce de leche. then you can also roll the wet edges in shaved coconut.