Elephant-shaped cookies, zebra-striped cookies with coconut milk

Elephant-shaped cookies, zebra-striped cookies with coconut milk

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Fried Javanese biscuits shaped like elephant ears, with a vanilla and cocoa speckled dough, and coconut milk, perfect to enjoy with coffee or tea.

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The “koping gajah,” or elephant ear, is a popular sweet treat from Java. Its two-toned, vanilla and chocolate-flavored dough gives this fried biscuit a distinctive zebra-like pattern. It is often enjoyed with a cup of coffee.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.74 $0.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.20
  • $0.11
  • $0.70
  • $0.19
  • $0.02
  • $0.39
  • $0.59
  • $0.54

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Beat the eggs with the powdered sugar until the mixture thickens, then add the vanilla and salt, and mix well.
  2. Combine the flour and cornstarch, then gradually add the coconut milk while mixing until you have a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min
  3. Take half of the dough, add the cocoa, and knead until it is well incorporated. ≈ 10 min
  4. Roll out each sheet of dough, layer them together, and press firmly to ensure they stick. Roll into a tight cylinder and refrigerate for a while.
  5. Remove the dough, slice it thinly across, and then roll each slice very thinly with a rolling pin. ≈ 8 min
  6. Fry in hot oil until golden brown, then drain.

The bill

Elephant-shaped cookies, zebra-striped cookies with coconut milk

  • 150 g of wheat flour$0.20
  • 25 g of maize starch$0.11
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 50 g of powdered sugar$0.19
  • 1/2 cup of salt$0.02
  • 100 ml of thick coconut milk$0.39
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder$0.59
  • deep-fried oil paint$0.54

Total$2.74

that's $0.34 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of wheat flour
  • 25 g of maize starch
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g of powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1/2 cup of salt
  • 100 ml of thick coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • deep-fried oil paint

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