Mar 31, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Cookies are my favorite thing to bake or maybe it’s the cupcakes? Well, it’s hard to say what I like to bake the most but cookies are definitely one of my top favorites. I am always looking out for new cookie recipes and also trying to develop few on my own and this one belongs to the latter category. Those in India know what tutti frutti is, for those who don’t tutti frutti are dried candied fruits and I have already made some eggless cookies using them.
These cookies are also eggless but rather than making simple cookies I stuffed them with some chocolate filling. The result?A soft cookie filled with a chocolate surprise in the center. Sounds great right? Well tasted fantastic too! And as I can never have enough of chocolate, I drizzled some chocolate on top of the cookies too to make them extra delicious.
In place of egg, I used cornstarch and water in this recipe. Eggs provide moisture to the cookies and make them soft. The cornstarch does exactly that, it makes the cookies soft and the water helps with the moisture. The chocolate on top of the cookies will harden with time so you can keep them in airtight containers without creating any mess.
So let’s see how we make these chocolate stuffed tutti frutti cookies. Start by sifting together flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda in a bowl, set aside. In steel bowl of your stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or using your hand mixer cream together butter and both sugars till smooth and creamy, around 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla, water and mix. Start adding the flour into the butter-sugar mixture. Don’t dump the entire thing in one go, add the flour in 3 parts. Stir in the tutti frutti and mix to form a dough. In case you are not able to form the dough, add more water [total of 3 tbsp should be more than enough to form the dough]. Make the filling by creaming together softened butter and sugar. Add cocoa powder and mix till you have smooth consistency filling ready.
To make the cookies take 1 tbsp of dough, flatten it slightly and then using your thumb make a depression in the center. Fill the center with little chocolate filling. Then take 1 tbsp of dough again, flatten it a bit and put it over the chocolate filled dough. Seal the edges, then using your hands roll it to form a round shape and then flatten it slightly. The cookies are now ready to be baked. Place the cookies on to the baking tray leaving 2 inch space between each cookie. Press some additional tutti frutti on top of the cookies. Bake at 350 F degrees for 13-15 minutes. Remove from oven and after 2 minutes transfer them on to a wire rack to cool completely. To make the drizzle melt chocolate chips in the microwave, stir after every 15 seconds so that the chocolate doesn’t seize and form a lump. Add 1/2 teaspoon of shortening if the mixture isn’t smooth. Drizzle over cookies once completely cooled.
- In addition to tutti frutti, you can also add cashews, raisins, pistachios to these cookies.
- Start with 2 tbsp of water to make the dough, add an extra 1 tbsp only if the dough isn’t coming together.
- To drizzle, you can put the melted chocolate in a ziplock and make a small cut or use squeeze bottles.
title: “Chocolate Stuffed Tutti Frutti Cookies Eggless " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “Sandra Smith”
Mar 31, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Cookies are my favorite thing to bake or maybe it’s the cupcakes? Well, it’s hard to say what I like to bake the most but cookies are definitely one of my top favorites. I am always looking out for new cookie recipes and also trying to develop few on my own and this one belongs to the latter category. Those in India know what tutti frutti is, for those who don’t tutti frutti are dried candied fruits and I have already made some eggless cookies using them.
These cookies are also eggless but rather than making simple cookies I stuffed them with some chocolate filling. The result?A soft cookie filled with a chocolate surprise in the center. Sounds great right? Well tasted fantastic too! And as I can never have enough of chocolate, I drizzled some chocolate on top of the cookies too to make them extra delicious.
In place of egg, I used cornstarch and water in this recipe. Eggs provide moisture to the cookies and make them soft. The cornstarch does exactly that, it makes the cookies soft and the water helps with the moisture. The chocolate on top of the cookies will harden with time so you can keep them in airtight containers without creating any mess.
So let’s see how we make these chocolate stuffed tutti frutti cookies. Start by sifting together flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda in a bowl, set aside. In steel bowl of your stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or using your hand mixer cream together butter and both sugars till smooth and creamy, around 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla, water and mix. Start adding the flour into the butter-sugar mixture. Don’t dump the entire thing in one go, add the flour in 3 parts. Stir in the tutti frutti and mix to form a dough. In case you are not able to form the dough, add more water [total of 3 tbsp should be more than enough to form the dough]. Make the filling by creaming together softened butter and sugar. Add cocoa powder and mix till you have smooth consistency filling ready.
To make the cookies take 1 tbsp of dough, flatten it slightly and then using your thumb make a depression in the center. Fill the center with little chocolate filling. Then take 1 tbsp of dough again, flatten it a bit and put it over the chocolate filled dough. Seal the edges, then using your hands roll it to form a round shape and then flatten it slightly. The cookies are now ready to be baked. Place the cookies on to the baking tray leaving 2 inch space between each cookie. Press some additional tutti frutti on top of the cookies. Bake at 350 F degrees for 13-15 minutes. Remove from oven and after 2 minutes transfer them on to a wire rack to cool completely. To make the drizzle melt chocolate chips in the microwave, stir after every 15 seconds so that the chocolate doesn’t seize and form a lump. Add 1/2 teaspoon of shortening if the mixture isn’t smooth. Drizzle over cookies once completely cooled.
- In addition to tutti frutti, you can also add cashews, raisins, pistachios to these cookies.
- Start with 2 tbsp of water to make the dough, add an extra 1 tbsp only if the dough isn’t coming together.
- To drizzle, you can put the melted chocolate in a ziplock and make a small cut or use squeeze bottles.
