Pastel Galletas (Cookie Cake) recipe

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Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
8 small limes, juiced
1 (20 ounce) package Mexican Maria cookies (galletas Marias)
1 (15 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
1 (15 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained

Nutrition Info

407.1 calories
carbohydrate: 63.7 g
cholesterol: 35 mg
fat: 14.5 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 8.1 g
saturatedFat: 8.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 239.4 mg
sugar: 26.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Blend sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream cheese, and lime juice in a blender until sauce is creamy. Pour sauce into a bowl.

  2. Dip enough Maria cookies to cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish in the creamy lime sauce. Spread a layer of fruit cocktail over the cookies. Dip and layer a second layer of Maria cookies over the fruit cocktail. Continue dipping and layering cookies and fruit cocktail until the last layer of cookies is about 1 inch from the top of pan. Spread peaches over the dessert.

  3. Cover dessert with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch pan

Recipe Note

I got this authentic Mexican dessert recipe from a friend from Mexico. The fruit, cookies and creamy filling mixture give it a delicious and unique flavor and texture. You can find the cookies in the Mexican foods section of your local grocery store.

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