Alfajores Danubio (Sweet Layered Pastries)(Kind Of Like Baklava) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.