Carajito

Carajito

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A traditional Spanish dessert, these “carajitos” are crunchy walnut cookies.

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This traditional Spanish dessert is easy to make and serves 4 people in just 20 minutes of preparation time.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories489 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.21 $1.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.70
  • $0.11
  • $4.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the walnuts by finely grinding them. ≈ 3 min
  2. Combine the sugar and lightly beaten egg whites with the walnut flour. ≈ 4 min
  3. Grease a baking dish and add pieces of dough, one at a time, in small amounts. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

The bill

Carajito

  • 2 egg whites$0.70
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11
  • 200 g of walnuts$4.40

Total$5.21

that's $1.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories489 kcal
Fat36.1 g
Saturated fat3.9 g
Carbohydrates28.4 g
Sugars26.4 g
Fiber3.4 g
Protein9.9 g
Salt0.08 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 200 g of walnuts

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