How to Make Dujonku (Dubai Chocolate Chewy Cookies): A 5-Step Recipe Even Beginners Can Succeed

Recently, SNS has been heating up ‘'Dujonku (Dubai Chocolate Chewy Cookies)'’, Tired of searching for convenience store inventory? Now, try making it cheaper and tastier at home.

In this article, we will help even beginners in baking to avoid failure. Dough, filling (kadayif), baking, and storageWe will explain in detail in 5 steps. Key secrets Refrigerated toilet paper Kadayif Alternative Tips If you take it with you, you can create a better result than what you can buy at a cafe. So, shall we get started?


What you need: Materials and tools

The beginning of a delicious cookie is accurate measurement.

[Dough ingredients]

  • 100g unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 70g sugar (mix white sugar and brown sugar for better flavor)
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 180g of cake flour
  • 3g baking powder, 1g salt

[Key peeling ingredients]

  • Kadayif noodles 80g (or stir-fried noodles/cereal can be substituted)
  • 100g pistachio spread
  • 50g dark chocolate (for coating)

💡 Tips for buying ingredients: Kadayif noodles are cheaper to buy from online baking stores than from large supermarkets.

👉 Go to B&C Market (Baking Ingredients)


Step 1: Making the Core Filling

The life of Dujunku ‘Crispy texture’It is. The key is how well you fry the kadaif. Follow along carefully.

  1. Stir-fried Kadayif: Cut the kadayif noodles into 1-2cm pieces and fry them in a pan with 10g of butter over low heat until golden brown. Once golden brown, turn off the heat and let cool.
  2. Mixing the spread: Add the pistachio spread to the completely cooled kadaif and mix well.
  3. Harden: Scoop out the mixed filling with a spoon, shape it into a ball, and place it in the freezer. More than 30 minutes Harden it firmly.

Step 2: Make the Chewy Cookie Dough

  1. Place the softened butter at room temperature in a bowl and cream it.
  2. Add sugar and salt and whip until the lumps disappear.
  3. Add the eggs and mix quickly to emulsify them. (Be careful not to separate them!)
  4. Sift in the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder) and mix with a spatula, making cuts in the shape of the number 11.
  5. Toilet paper (important): Wrap the finished dough in plastic Refrigerate for 1 hourCold dough spreads less when baked.

Step 3: Forming and Packaging

  1. Take out the dough from the refrigerator, take about 60g each, shape it into a ball, and then flatten it.
  2. Frozen in the middle Pistachio FillingI'm uploading it.
  3. Wrap the dough tightly so that the filling is not visible, just like when making dumplings. (Be careful not to burst them!)
  4. Press the top gently to flatten it.

Step 4: Baking (Oven vs. Air Fryer)

Please check the color midway through baking as performance may vary depending on the device.

machinery and toolstemperaturehournote
ovenPreheat to 180℃12~14 minutesUse of intermediate stage
air fryer170℃10~12 minutesAluminum foil is essential

🔥 Note: Freshly baked cookies are very soft and crumbly. Let them cool on the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. The residual heat will help them cook through.

If you need more baking basics, check out the sites below.

👉 Check out the Food Safety Country recipe information


Step 5: Decorate and Store

Complete the cafe look by drizzling melted dark chocolate in a zigzag pattern over the completely cooled cookies or topping them with pistachio powder.

  • Storage method: 2-3 days at room temperature, up to 2 weeks when frozen.
  • How to eat: If you eat it frozen (frozen), the crunchy and crispy texture is maximized.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1. I don't have any Kadayif noodles. Are there any substitutes?

The best alternative is ‘'carding'’ Crush them into small pieces and fry them in butter. Or ‘Cornflakes’ You can achieve a similar crunchiness by crushing the same cereal into small pieces.

Q2. The cookies spread too much and became flat.

This is because the dough temperature was high. Try keeping the dough cold until just before baking, or slightly reducing the amount of baking powder.

Q3. Pistachio spread is too expensive.

Make your own by mixing pistachio paste into white chocolate, or substitute Nutella or Lotus spread. ‘Dujonku’It's delicious even if you make it yourself.


In conclusion

Making douche is not as difficult as you think. The key is ‘'Plenty of downtime'’‘Freezing peeling’ If you just follow these two rules, even a beginner baker can make chewy, soft-on-the-skin cookies.

How about enjoying a home cafe with some sweet Dubai chocolate cookies this weekend?

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