Gochujang Cookies
Recipes

Gochujang Cookies

These cookies are a little bit of everything: savory, sweet, spicy, and full of gochujang goodness! 

By Jess Filippo | @mykitchencupboard

Ingredients

½ cup butter, room temperature 

¼ cup Sizzle

1 cup granulated sugar 

1 egg yolk

½ tsp vanilla extract 

¼ tsp salt 

2 cups flour 

½ tsp gochujang

Red food coloring (optional)

Instructions

Active Time: 25 Minutes

Full Time: 1 Hour

Serves 18
1

In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, mix butter, sugar, and Sizzle until well combined. This can be done with a whisk, but may require a little extra elbow grease! 

2

Add egg yolk and vanilla and mix again until combined. Switch to a rubber spatula, add flour and salt, and stir to combine. 

3

Separate ¾ of the dough onto a clean work surface. To the remaining dough, add gochujang and stir to combine. (Optional: if you want the color to really pop, add a few dabs of red food coloring.)

4

Place the gochujang dough on top of the plain dough, and with you hands, mash and fold the dough together a few times. You'll start to see the gochujang dough marble into the plain dough. A good test to see if you've mixed enough is to separate the dough in half and see what the cross-section looks like. If you've got a few streaks of gochujang dough ruining through plain dough, you're all set! 

5

Divide the dough in half, form each piece into a log, wrap each log in plastic wrap or parchment paper, and freeze for about 1 hour, just until it's firm enough to slice. 

6

When you're just about ready to start slicing the cookies, preheat the oven to 350F and line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. 

7

Slice the cookies into ¼ inch slices and place them on your tray about 1 inch apart. Pop them back into the freezer for 10 minutes- this will help them hold their shape better. 

8

Remove the cookies from the freezer and bake for 9-10 minutes, just until the edges look a little golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the try for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before enjoying!