was also featured in the Barkada Market as part of Filipino American Heritage Month last October.īoiis Co. Similarly, the mookies were showcased at various Lower East Side pop-ups last fall, including collaborations with the Filipino coffee shop Kabisera, and Boiis Co. These shortbread-style cookies are made with a mix of cake flour and all purpose flour, along with sugar and European butter. They returned last summer with the addition of the mookies. held a few pop-ups at Lower East Side Portuguese spot Joey Bats Cafe in January and February 2020 selling tofu mochi bites and drinks, but the pandemic forced them to take a break. The mochi bites are sold in black sesame, dark chocolate, and ube flavors and finished off with a drizzle of chocolate, matcha, or ube.īoiis Co. The mochi then acts as a base for other additions like almond flour and tofu that ultimately creates Boiis Co’s tofu mochi bites. makes it mochi using shiratamako or sweet rice flour, Lasdoce says, which is easier to work with as the bigger granules of shiratamako come together quickly with the addition of a little water to form a pliable dough. “It is a healthier version of munchkins from Dunkin’ Donuts,” says Oponda, who joined the company soon after its launch. The company launched with what it calls tofu mochi bites. Lasdoce wanted to recreate a version of that in New York City. Lasdoce, who was most recently a bartender at En Japanese Brasserie in the West Village, came up with the concept after visiting Japan and sampling tofu mochi, which is essentially the same as regular mochi but with the addition of tofu, which gives it an extra chewy and dense texture. was founded in August 2019 by Kert Lasdoce and Aaron Troy Ortega, both of whom have about half a dozen years working in the restaurant industry in various positions. Ube mookies stuffed with ube mochi Boiis Co. The mookies now ship nationwide Boiis Co. has now become a full-fledged online business. The online dessert shop launched the cookies last summer as restaurants began to open for outdoor dining in NYC and after a successful fall showing at several pop-ups in Manhattan, Boiis Co. “We didn’t expect these to be such a hit,” says Rivy Oponda, the marketing director at Boiis Co., adding that they regularly sell about 15 to 20 boxes of varying sizes of the product each week. sold a strawberry cookie with a matcha mochi filling as part of a Valentine’s Day offering, and this month they’re selling a calamansi-flavored shortbread cookie stuffed with poppyseed mochi. Every month, the company also introduces an additional flavor of the month. sells these cookies in three different flavors: an ube cookie with an ube mochi filling a matcha cookie, which is also stuffed with ube mochi and a salted caramel cookie teeming with caramel mochi. Meet mookies, the desserts from the nearly two-year-old company the Boiis Co., which is based out of Sunnyside, Queens, and recently launched nationwide shipping. To get the insta worthy shot, I let cool just until I could handle them, then pulled apart.One mid-pandemic creation that’s seen an uptick in orders in recent months is an inventive new line of shortbread cookies stuffed with mochi.Transfer to a cooling rack and let sit for 5 minutes.If you need to bake longer, make sure the bottoms don't burn. Using your palm, press light on each cookie to flatten slightly. Place cookies at least 2 inches apart on the baking sheet (in case of spreading).(I find it easier to seal by folding it like a dumpling.) Repeat with the rest. Using the palms of your hands, flatten cookie balls and place mochi in the middle and seal inside.Tip: Wet your hands before dealing with mochi to prevent sticking. My mochi balls were about 1 tablespoon each. Now create the same amount of mochi balls.

Each batch is a lil different but I made 12 cookies. Scoop out cookie dough and roll into balls.Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper, you might need two sheets.

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