Dujjonku: Dubai chocolate chewy cookies
A truffle-like treat from Gimpo that wraps crunchy pistachio cream in a chewy marshmallow shell, dusted with cocoa.
From December 2025 to January 2026, dujjonku, a portmanteau of “Dubai” and “jjondeuk” (the Korean word for chewy), spread like wildfire in Gimpo, South Korea. The pastry chef Kim Na-ra of Mond Cookie invented the confection, which is less a cookie than a truffle with the crunchy pistachio cream filling of Dubai chocolate, wrapped in marshmallow and dusted with cocoa powder. A fun project to make at home, this recipe calls for a little patience and a lot of attention. If you follow the directions carefully -- taking care not to overheat the marshmallow shell so it stays chewy -- you’ll be rewarded with eight perfect rounds.