Recipe from China and the United States! I decided to create my own Mooncake recipe by combining the best of both worlds. A chocolate brownie into the middle of a crispy shortbread cookie on the outside.
What is the Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival which is also called the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, happens in the middle of September. It is a traditional festival celebrated by many Southeast Asian people.
Prepare the Cookie Dough
- Add flour, cornstarch and salt to a medium bowl, and whisk to combine. Set aside. Combine butter, granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted. Cream the butter mixture on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vanilla medium speed until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed just until combined.
- Scrape the bowl and fold a few times to make sure everything is well combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap, flatten into a disk, and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Cut dough into 8 pieces. Take one piece out and return the rest to the refrigerator.
- Take each piece into a ball between your hands. One at a time, dip a ball of dough into flour and set on the work surface. Roll out into a circular shape.
- Prepare the brownie mix with the package instructions. Take out 10 minutes before the time on the package so it is a little gooey.
- Let the brownie mix cool off where you can handle it by hand. Scoop with a spoon and form a ball.
- Set the balls aside so you can use them for the center.
Combining the Brownie Ball and Cookie Dough
- Take the dough in one hand and place the brownie ball in the center. Cover the brownie by pinching the dough in one direction until a ball has been formed.
- Dip cookie stamp in flour, remove and press down on the ball of dough until it is about 1-inch thick. Remove stamps. Transfer mooncake to a parchment baking sheet, arranging them about 1 ½ inches apart. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Once you have stamped out all the cookies, chill in the freezer until very firm, about 10 minutes. Set the oven at 350 º degrees.
- When cold, brush off any excess flour with a dry pastry brush.
- Bake mooncakes until they turn golden underneath, about 12 to 14 minutes, switching the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking time.
- Remove the mooncakes and cool for a few minutes on a wire rack. EnJoY!
Where to Buy the Mooncake Mold?
The best thing to do is buy the mold on Amazon. It cheap and you can get it the next day. I also dust flour inside so it is easier to remove the Mooncake. Buy Mold
Variations
One of the things that I love about the mooncakes its best of a cookie and a brownie. I have used food coloring on the cookie dough and sprinkled powder sugar. I love being creative with these mooncakes.
Tip
- If the dough gets soft, place back into the refrigerator to harden the dough a little.
- Make sure to to have floor on the mold so the dough does not get sticky.
- To make different color Mooncakes, add food coloring to dough when mixing.
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I hope you liked this recipe and I do admit it does take a little time to make but it did make 8 boxed cookie deliveries around the neighborhood for the holidays. Nothing like a cookie to say, "thank you for being a nice neighbor" See ya next time!
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Mooncake Brownie Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more as needed
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 box brownie mix
Instructions
Prepare the Cookie Dough
- Add flour, cornstarch and salt to a medium bowl, and whisk to combine. Set aside. Combine butter, granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted. Cream the butter mixture on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vanilla medium speed until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed just until combined.
- Scrape the bowl and fold a few times to make sure everything is well combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap, flatten into a disk, and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Cut dough into 8 pieces. Take one piece out and return the rest to the refrigerator.
- Take each piece into a ball between your hands. One at a time, dip a ball of dough into flour and set on the work surface. Roll out into a circular shape.
Prepare the Brownie Balls
- Prepare the brownie mix with the package instructions. Take out 10 minutes before the time on the package so it is a little gooey.
- Let the brownie mix cool off where you can handle it by hand. Scoop with a spoon and form a ball.
- Set the balls aside so you can use them for the center.
Combining the Brownie Ball and Cookie Dough
- Take the dough in one hand and place the brownie ball in the center. Cover the brownie by pinching the dough in one direction until a ball has been formed.
- Dip cookie stamp in flour, remove and press down on the ball of dough until it is about 1-inch thick. Remove stamps. Transfer mooncake to a parchment baking sheet, arranging them about 1 ½ inches apart. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Once you have stamped out all the cookies, chill in the freezer until very firm, about 10 minutes. Set the oven at 350 º degrees.
- When cold, brush off any excess flour with a dry pastry brush.
- Bake mooncakes until they turn golden underneath, about 12 to 15 minutes, switching the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking time.
- Remove the mooncakes and cool for a few minutes on a wire rack. EnJoY!
Notes
- If the dough gets soft, place back into the refrigerator to harden the dough a little.
- Make sure to to have floor on the mold so the dough does not get sticky.
- To make different color Mooncakes, add food coloring to dough when mixing.
cheryl
I can't wait to try this recipe for christmas
Lizzy
Hope you enjoy, let me know how you like them! oxox
Lisa
What a great idea!
Mary
this is so yummy and brownies too!
Lizzy
thank you hope you enjoy!