3-Ingredient Costco Pirouette Cookie Recipe

Made only with things you can buy at Costco, our 3-ingredient Costco pirouette cookies are a healthier, simplified version of classic chocolate pirouette cookies. 

It's hard not to love a pirouette cookie, says food blogger and photographer Ksenia Prints of At the Immigrant's Table. Crunchy, slim, and sometimes filled with chocolate, they make for the perfect counterpart to a steaming cup of tea, coffee, or a good cappuccino.

Because of the name, which refers to the fact that they're twirled like a spinning ballet move, you might think pirouette cookies are French. But in fact, many cultures have their own take on these wafer rolled cookies: Czech, Philippine, Spanish and Norwegian cuisines all have their own versions of these delicious cookies, with different names. In North America, most of us know these cigar-like cookies as Pirouette or Pirouline cookies.

And now, we've cracked the code on making these cookies slightly healthier and much easier at home, with only three ingredients needed — all of which can easily be found in a Costco near you. As a bonus, our Costco pirouette cookies are gluten-free and fairly low-carb!

So grab a few ingredients and make these delicious rolled wafer cookies filled with chocolate ganache in your very own kitchen.

Since all the ingredients for making our copycat pirouette cookies come from Costco, you can gather everything you need with one trip to the grocery store. You will need one 9.3-ounce package of Tropical Fields crispy coconut rolls. These rolls are made with coconut milk and tapioca flour. Their taste is faintly tropical, but once we're done with them, no one will be able to tell them apart from store-bought pirouette cookies. The other two ingredients you'll need are chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream to make the ganache. You can use any kind of chocolate chips you'd like here!

As the filling for our Costco pirouette cookies, we're going to use two ingredients to make ganache. Chocolate ganache is actually one of the easiest things to make, and it can take any dessert to a whole other level! 

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream. Transfer the mixture to the microwave and heat the mixture in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval until the chocolate is fully melted and has combined with the cream into a glossy ganache.

You can also make chocolate ganache using a double-broiler method, but we find the microwave much faster and easier.

Transfer the ganache to the fridge to cool for at least 30 mins, or up to an hour. You can also speed up the cooling time by using the freezer, but take care as this can sometimes result in a ganache with frozen edges and a liquid center. If you are cooling the ganache in the freezer for any length of time, take care to remove it every five minutes and give it a thorough stir.

The ganache will be ready for piping when it's creamy and thick, and not at all runny. If you've cooled your ganache too much, leave it at room temperature for a few minutes until its texture softens.

Now arrange the rolled coconut cigars on a large plate or baking sheet.

Fill a piping bag with the ganache mixture, and pipe it into the cookies from both ends, squeezing the bag for about three seconds on each side to fill the cookies. If you don't have a piping bag, you can fashion one out of a Ziploc bag or parchment paper.

Transfer the filled Costco pirouette cookies to a baking sheet or large platter where they can rest without touching each other, as this can rub chocolate all over the neighbouring cookies. We don't want to mess up the look of our beautiful copycat cookies!

Let the pirouette cookies cool on the baking sheet or platter in the refrigerator until the chocolate has completely hardened. This should take about two hours, though it can take longer if your kitchen is hot.

If you have ganache left, you can drizzle some additional chocolate on top of the cookies, but this isn't necessary and will make handling them a bit messier (though the chocolate flavor will definitely increase). Do this if you're making Costco pirouette cookies for a serious chocoholic!

Once cooled and the chocolate ganache is no longer runny at all, your cookies are ready for munching!

Serve your Costco pirouette cookies with a few cups of coffee or tea, at the end of a meal or as a delicious afternoon pick-me-up. The crunchy texture of the cookies and their rich, homemade chocolate filling will charm anyone who tastes them. It's a good thing these cookies are low-carb and healthy, because they're incredibly addictive and it's going to be hard to stop at just a few!

These pirouette cookies will stay crisp in the refrigerator for five days.