Turon Cookie - Levain Bakery Style

This Turon Cookie has the flavors of banana, langka with a bit of toffee to mimic the Filipino classic snack.

My Brother-in-Law is one of those super thoughtful people. He always remember my birthday and sends me treats from New York. Once he sent me a sampler of Levain Bakery Cookies. OMG. I was smitten. They were so huge, but I could not stop eating them. These Turon Cookies are the perfect ones to make in that style.

Originally I made Turon Cookies for a fundraiser and posted the recipe in my Instagram stories. Well, this new version is so much better. I got tips from Modern Honey and combined them with the original recipe.

Ingredients for Turon Cookies

This ingredients list is long, but necessary.

Cold Butter: The butter for this recipe needs to be cold, as this helps keep the shape of the cookie to be dome like.

Brown Sugar: The brown sugar gives the Turon Cookie it's color.

Super Fine White Sugar: I like using C&H Baking Sugar as it's super fine. This gives the cookies a slight snap.

Eggs: The binder and for moisture!

Flour: It is recommended to use cake flour, but normal all purpose flour works well too. The cake flour just makes for a lighter cookie.

Cornstarch: The secret ingredients to a Levain type cookie! It keeps the outside of the cookie so crisp and light, while the inside stays gooey.

Baking Soda: You need this for the lift.

Salt: Counter balance for all the sugar.

Diced Saba Banana: This is a new thing in the Turon Cookie batter as well. I wanted to add a soft banana texture and the Saba is perfect as it doesn't get mushy when cooked. Sometimes Trader Joe's have these in the frozen fruit section. Otherwise go to a local Filipino Grocery Store to find them fresh.

Banana Chips: The key to a big cookie is the filling and banana chunky chips

Langka / Jackfruit Chips: Gives that distinct jackfruit taste that is also in a proper Turon. Jackfruit chips are available in any Asian grocery store in either the chips area or dried fruit area.

Toffee Bits: A real Turon is coated in sugar and then fried, and that gives the lumpia wrapper a nice caramel crunch. The toffee bits will do that for us in this recipe.

How to Make It

Start the Turon Cookie Batter by mixing the cold cubed butter, brown sugar and regular sugar in a stand mixer. Use the paddle attachment and cream for 5 minutes on medium. Scrape down the sides and add the eggs and mix well for a minute. Scrape down the sides again.

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Add to the egg and butter mixture and mix on slow just until the flour is blended in.

Now add in the filler - Saba cubes, banana chips, langka chips, and toffee bits. Mix on low just until everything is coated in Turon Cookie dough.

Leave the cookie dough to rest while you pre-heat the oven to 410F. Another Levian Bakery Cookie secret is high eat and short baking times. We are going to do the same.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat. Using a ½ cup measuring cup, scoop the Turon Cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet. Only put 4 on at a time as they are big cookies and spread a bit.

Bake in the oven for 9-10 minutes. Just until the outside of the cookie is nice and golden and looks crisp. Take out of the oven and leave to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Repeat these steps until all the dough is cooked. You should be able to make 16 cookies with this recipe.

After 5 minutes transfer the cookies to a wire rack to fully cool down.

How to Store Turon Cookie

These cookies should be eaten within 3 days of them being baked. Turon cookies are the best the day of as you get the super crispy outside and super gooey inside. I especially love breaking them open in half. The fresh Saba bananas we used get's nice and soft, while all the other fillings stay nice and crisp.

You can leave them on the counter uncovered for 2 days. If you have some left over it is best to keep them in the freezer in a sealed container for up to 6 months. Just leave them on the counter to defrost for 20 minutes or toast the Turon Cookie in a toaster oven for 5 minutes.

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