Yuzu Piping Cookies with Yuzu Jelly
A professional, melt-in-your-mouth Yuzu Piping Cookie recipe featuring a bright, chef-approved microwave yuzu jelly center. No dough chilling required!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, pastry
Cuisine: American, French, Japanese
Keyword: piping cookies, yuzu cookies, yuzu jam, yuzu recipe, yuzu tea
Servings: 35 cookies
For the Cookie Dough
- 135 g Unsalted Butter Room Temp
- 90 g Powdered Sugar
- 38 g Whole Egg Room Temp, whisked
- 15 g Kinjirushi Yuzu Oil
- 195 g Pastry Flour Sifted
- 15 g Yuzu Zest Finely Chopped
For the Quick Yuzu Jelly
- 100 g Yuzu Cha or Yuzu Spread
- 10 ml Water
Prepare the Quick Yuzu Jelly
Combine & Heat: Mix 100g of yuzu cha with 10ml of water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute.
Strain: Pass the hot mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl. Chef's Note: Save the leftover peels to stir into yogurt or a pound cake later!
Thicken: Microwave the strained liquid for 1 more minute.
Test: Dip a frozen spoon into the jelly. If you can draw a clean line through it with your finger and it doesn't run back together, it's ready. Set aside to cool slightly.
Make and Bake the Cookies
Cream: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a regular bowl and spatula by hand), cream the room-temperature butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
Emulsify: Mix in the yuzu oil. Gradually add the whisked egg in 2–3 small additions, beating well after each to keep the emulsion stable.
Fold: Stir in the finely chopped yuzu zest, then gently fold in the sifted flour with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix.
Pipe: Securing your parchment paper with dots of dough on each corner of the baking sheet. Transfer the dough to a bag fitted with an Ateco 864 fine star tip or a closed star tip. Pipe small circles or "roses."
First Bake: Bake at 150°C (300°F) for 8 minutes.
Dent & Fill: Remove from the oven. Working quickly while the cookies are hot and soft, use a small, oiled spoon to press a stable "well" into the center. Immediately pipe a small amount of your yuzu jelly into the dent.
Final Set: Return to the oven for 2 minutes to set the jelly. Do not overbake, or the jelly will turn hard like candy.
Cool: Allow them to cool completely on the tray to achieve a perfect, crisp Kitsune-iro (golden-brown) finish.