Dubai Chocolate Bar Cookies

The Viral Chocolate Bar Cookie Reimagined

Welcome to another episode of Bake It Fat & Weird—where wild ideas and sugar-fueled creativity collide in cookie form. This week, we’re diving into the Dubai Chocolate Bar craze that’s taken TikTok by storm, racking up over 70 million views and leaving a chocolate-dusted trail of curiosity in its wake.

We took the core elements of that viral chocolate—crunchy kataifi, creamy pistachio, and luxurious chocolate layers—and baked them into a chewy, gooey stuffed chocolate cookie that’s crispy on the edges, molten in the middle, and topped with crushed pistachios for that luxe finish. If you're searching for the best TikTok cookie recipe, a way to use shredded kataifi in desserts, or just a wildly indulgent pistachio chocolate cookie, this one is for you.

What Makes This Cookie So Extra?

Katafi Dough Core: That flaky, shredded phyllo adds crispy texture like nothing else.
Pistachio-Vanilla Filling: A sweet nutty swirl that melts in the middle of every bite.
Black Cocoa + Dutch Cocoa: For ultra-deep, rich chocolate flavor.
Chocolate Chunk City: Mini chips + mini Kisses = MAX chocolate distribution.
Crispy Edges, Chewy Center: Thanks to the butter + shortening blend.

These aren’t your average chocolate cookies. They’re a Middle Eastern-meets-American-bakery mashup baked into the ultimate stuffed cookie format.

Dubai Chocolate Bar Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

(All measurements in grams for best accuracy)

Dough

- 113g butter
- 144g shortening
- 317g sugar
- 350g flour
- 7g baking soda
- 7g cornstarch
- 4g salt
- 47g Dutch cocoa powder
- 16g jet black cocoa powder
- 109g eggs
- 10g vanilla extract
- 10g vegetable oil

Mix-Ins

- 150g mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 100g mini Hershey’s Kisses
- 56g pistachios (roughly chopped)

Core Filling

- 113g pistachio butter
- 113g vanilla frosting
- 28g kataifi (shredded phyllo dough), lightly toasted

Topping

- Crushed pistachios (for garnish)

Directions

1. Cream butter + sugar until light and fluffy. Add in shortening and mix until fully incorporated.
2. Add eggs, vanilla, and vegetable oil—blend until smooth.
3. Mix in cocoa powders, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gradually add flour, scraping the bowl between additions.
5. Fold in chocolate chips, mini Kisses, and chopped pistachios.
6. To shape, scoop dough and press into a shallow cup. Fill the center with your pistachio-vanilla-kataifi filling (you can mix all three or choose your favorite). Seal the edges and roll into a ball.
7. Chill dough balls in the fridge for 1–2 hours.
8. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake for 18–24 minutes until set and slightly cracked.
9. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes—or devour warm for gooey magic.

Crack one of these open and you’ll see why we’re calling it the ultimate Dubai-inspired dessert cookie. Stuffed, crispy, chocolatey, nutty, flaky—it’s all here. Want that TikTok-famous chocolate bar flavor in cookie form? This is it.

Whether you're chasing trends or just want a cookie that's got drama, this recipe brings the energy. So bake big, bite deep, and as always—stay fat & weird.