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You'll be making delicate cocoa star cookies that get sandwiched together with a creamy coconut filling and dipped in dark chocolate. This recipe requires some planning ahead – the dough needs to rest overnight, and you'll spend time rolling, baking, and assembling the stars, so it's a project best spread over a couple of days. The tricky part is keeping the coconut filling smooth and the chocolate coating at just the right temperature for dipping.

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Mix the dry ingredients

Mix the dry ingredients – flour, sugar and cocoa. Tip the mixture onto a work surface or pastry board and make a well in the centre.
Ingredients
- 200 gram All-purpose wheat flour
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Add the wet ingredients

Crack the eggs into the well, then add the melted butter and vanilla essence.
Ingredients
- 1 piece Chicken Eggs
- 150 gram Unsalted Butter
- 3 gram Vanilla Extract
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Bring it together

Gently work everything together, taking care that the flour 'wall' doesn't collapse and let the butter run out over the board.

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Let it rest

Once the dough comes together, knead it for about 3 minutes, then shape it into a ball, wrap it in plastic and chill in the fridge to rest – ideally overnight.
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Getting ready to bake

About 4 hours before baking, take the dough out of the fridge so it can soften. Prepare your work surface and dust it lightly with flour.
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Roll out the dough and cut out shapes

Divide the dough into 4 portions and roll them out one at a time to about 3–5 mm thick, then cut out the stars.
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Bake

Arrange the stars on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, leaving small gaps between them (the cookies won't spread or rise). Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 8–10 minutes.
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Prepare the filling

In a small saucepan, combine the desiccated coconut, sugar and hot milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes.
Ingredients
- 50 gram Desiccated Coconut
- 50 gram Powdered Sugar
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Add the oil

Everything will come together into a thicker mixture, and now it's time to stir in the coconut oil.
Ingredients
- 45 gram Coconut Oil
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Blend and whip

Blend the filling (to make the coconut really fine), then whip it for about 30 seconds.
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Set up a water bath for the coating

Prepare a water bath: fill one pot with water and bring it to the boil. Place the chocolate and coconut oil in a smaller pot and set it over the simmering water, stirring constantly until melted.
Ingredients
- 50 gram 85% Dark Chocolate
- 10 gram Coconut Oil
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Let it cool

Remove the pot of chocolate from the water bath and set it aside to cool slightly. The coating is now ready.
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Sandwich the stars together

Using a knife, spread the coconut filling onto the stars (or other shapes) and sandwich them together in pairs.
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Chill in the fridge

Put the sandwiched stars in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
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Dip in chocolate

Take them out of the fridge and dip them in the chocolate coating. Chill again for about 30 minutes, as the coconut oil in the coating means it won't set as quickly at room temperature.
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Add the finishing touch

Once out of the fridge, you can decorate them further with white chocolate icing.
Ingredients
- 50 gram White Chocolate
- 5 gram Coconut Oil

Cocoa Stars with Coconut Cream

Name: Festive Cocoa Stars with Coconut Cream
Prep time: 29 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 830 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 50 gram 85% Dark Chocolate; 50 gram White Chocolate; 200 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 150 gram Unsalted Butter; 3 gram Vanilla Extract; 60 gram Coconut Oil; 50 gram Desiccated Coconut; 50 gram Powdered Sugar

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Prep 29 min Cook 16 min

Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)

9 Ingredients

16 Steps

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What's in it?

170 kcal

Calories

22 g

Carbohydrates

18 g

Fats

3 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

A new recipe. It's been tried and tested, so here it is for you too! This batch made about 90 stars for me, so 45 sandwiched pieces once glued together. You can buy ready-made white icing for the finishing touch.

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