Today we show how to use Japanese mochiko flour to make these irresistible mochi cookies. They’re crumbly on the outside and incredibly soft and chewy on the inside – a must-have for all mochi lovers!
And the good news is that they’re both vegan and gluten-free (and optionally sugar-free) since we made them using only Japanese rice flour and a few other plant-based ingredients.
These mochi cookies are made with a crunchy cookie dough shell and a soft mochi filling. Both doughs are made with Japanese glutinous rice flour, also known as mochigomekoor mochiko short.
You can find glutinous rice flour at your local Asian store or online. It looks like regular rice flour, but behaves very differently.
When you cook mochiko flour, it becomes soft, sticky, and sticky. That’s because it’s made from a special type of Japanese sticky rice mochigoma. Glutinous rice flour is what makes the famous Japanese mochi balls so deliciously chewy.
For the biscuit dough, mix glutinous rice flour with sugar, coconut oil and some starch. Then shape into discs and wrap the soft mochi filling with them.
For the mochi filling, simply prepare the classic mochi batter you would use for Japanese mochi balls by cooking glutinous rice flour with powdered sugar and water.
And if you want, you can flavor it with cocoa powder or green tea powder, like we did with these Matcha Mochi Cookies.
Oh, and feel free to substitute erythritol for sugar throughout the recipe to make these mochi cookies sugar-free.
Once you have filled the mochi cookie wrappers with the soft mochi batter, seal the cookies and bake until golden brown. Then get ready to enjoy the most delicious rice cakes you have ever eaten!
We guarantee you will love them. The outer cookie shell becomes wonderfully crumbly while the mochi filling stays soft and gooey. A real treat!
These Japanese mochi cookies are best when they’re still warm, so we recommend reheating them before serving if they get cold. But they also taste delicious at room temperature. Try both ways and see which one you prefer!
And if you want to discover more delicious mochi flour recipes, check out these colorful Ube Mochi Waffles or Ube Butter Mochi Balls. So good!