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Summary
Portuguese for "married," casadinhos are bite-size sandwich cookies that are often served at weddings in Brazil. They're typically filled with dulce de leche, or like in Martha's heart-shaped version, guava.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup superfine sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 12 ounces guava paste, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pink powdered food coloring
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 15
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 179 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 7 g 10.57%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 20.12%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 65 mg 21.81%
- Sodium: 74 mg 3.07%
- Calcium: 9 mg 0.9%
- Potassium: 22 mg 0.62%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.03%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 28 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 1.4%
- Sugar: 14 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 4.37%
- Vitamin C 0.29%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq