Marzipan stuffed cookie or Dutch gevulde koeken

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Marzipan stuffed cookie or Dutch gevulde koeken

Name: Marzipan stuffed cookie or Dutch gevulde koeken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 9 persons
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 200 gram marzipan, or almond paste; 2 eggs; 100 gram white caster sugar; 200 gram all-purpose flour; 125 gram butter; zest of 1/2 a lemon; almonds for garnish

We like to introduce a classic Dutch cookie to you guys, easy sweet goodness! You should give Dutch gevulde koeken - or marzipan stuffed cookies - a try!

Marzipan stuffed cookie or Dutch gevulde koeken ingredients

Recipe marzipan stuffed cookie or dutch gevulde koeken

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-01-23, this recipe is for 9 persons and takes 25 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2026-02-22

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

15 minutes

Total time

25 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes + waiting time

Combine flour and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer and start to mix on medium speed. Cut the butter into smaller pieces and add those slowly to the mixer.

Add both eggs into a small bowl and use a fork to whisk them well. Add about ¼th of the eggs to the stand mixer and keep the leftover eggs aside.

Your dough should be firm and can be shaped into a ball, if it's too dry you can add a little bit of water. Wrap the dough with cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for about half an hour.

Baking the Dutch gevulde koeken – 15 minutes

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees celsius or 375 degrees fahrenheit. For the filling: knead the marzipan with your hands so it becomes softer and smoother. Now add a little bit of the leftover eggs to the marzipan and knead until it's smooth.

Use lemon zest to make the marzipan a bit more flavorful. The rest of the egg will be used for brushing the cookies. Use your rolling pin to roll out the dough until it's about 0,5 cm (0,2 inches) thick.

Use the round cutter to create 18 equal circles. Use an ice cream scoop or 2 regular spoons to divide the marzipan into 9 of the dough rounds. Press the marzipan a bit flat and cover it with another piece of dough.

Use a fork to create a pattern on the sides of the cookies. Add about 1 tablespoon of water to the egg and brush the cookies with it. Then garnish with almonds and brush the cookies again.

Bake the cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until the dutch gevulde koeken are beautifully golden brown. Enjoy!

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Stan hershleder says on 2019-07-10

When I was much younger, I used to buy these cookies every time I was in Amsterdam (about 9 or 10 times). I wasn't allowed to bring them back into the US, but ate more than my share while there. I've missed them so much I've decided to try to bake some myself even though I've never baked before. In reading the recipe, I'm confused by having to measure out things in Grams. I've been advised that the weight differs depending on what I'm weighing. I don't even have such a scale. I wish the ingredients were shown in American weights. But, I'm determined to muddle thru; I miss those Gevulde Koeken soooo damn much!

Ohmydish says on 2019-07-11

Hi Stan, haha that's great to hear you'd loved them while visiting Holland. You will be fine without having a lot of baking experience :) It's quite easy to use a measuring chart for your US measuring, it's just whatever suits you best :) https://ohmydish.com/measurement-and-conversion-chart/ Have a great day and hope you'll love them as much as when you were in Amsterdam!

Dutchboy says on 2019-07-04

For authenticity I would remove marzipan and just say almond paste, although it’s only a slight difference it is a different product.

Ohmydish says on 2019-07-11

You are absolutely right that it's a slightly different product, but for worldwide shoppers it's easier they can choose whatever they can find :)

Millie louise says on 2016-12-05

What a perfect recipe! We fell absolutely in love! Soooo easy and lekker with homemade marzipan... ooh yes! Buttery, almondy, crunchy goodness, and now I am going to dip them in chocolate. They're quite beautiful, too. :) :) Thank you!!! Prettige Feestdagen :D

Ohmydish says on 2016-12-06

Hi Millie, so glad to hear you liked it! What a great idea to dip them in chocolate, never done that before! Happy Holidays

A_boleyn says on 2016-01-26

I've got to get some marzipan and try this.

Ohmydish says on 2016-01-26

Let us know what you think of the cookies :)