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Small canjica cookies

Small canjica cookies

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Discover these soft, chewy cookies made with tapioca flour, a traditional ingredient in Brazilian cuisine.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Here is a simple and delicious recipe for making small canjica cookies, a classic Brazilian dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.38 $0.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.50
  • $1.05
  • $2.09
  • $0.04
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender, omitting the canjica flour. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix with the tapioca flour until you achieve a consistency that allows you to form a ball. ≈ 10 min
  3. The dough should not become too hard; gradually add eggs and oil paint until you achieve the ideal consistency for laying out. ≈ 4 min
  4. Shape small bread rolls from the dough and place them on a griddle. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for approximately 20 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.
  6. Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar after cooking. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Small canjica cookies

  • 500 g of canjica flour$0.66
  • 2 cups (400 ml) of milk$0.50
  • 1 cup (200 ml) of oil paint$1.05
  • 6 eggs$2.09
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04

Total$4.38

that's $0.22 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of canjica flour
  • 2 cups (400 ml) of milk
  • 1 cup (200 ml) of oil paint
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of dry yeast

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