All-purpose flour
210 g
Desserts
Ube treats.
Purple crinkle cookies made with ube jam and extract, with a powdered-sugar crust.
- Makes
- 10 large cookies
- Hands-on
- 20 minutes
- Total time
- 2½ hours including chilling and cooling
- Effort
- Some practice
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For 10 large cookies.
Granulated sugar
100 g
Baking powder
1 teaspoon
Unsalted butter, melted
120 g
Large egg
1
Ube halaya
113 g
Ube extract
1 teaspoon
Superfine sugar
Enough to coat dough balls
Powdered sugar
Enough to coat dough balls
Amounts are what the recipe uses, not package sizes. Compare quantities and product details before buying.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Kitchen scale
Measures flour and jam accurately.
Baking sheet and parchment
Keeps cookies from sticking.
Mixing bowl
Combines the dough.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Mix
Whisk flour, granulated sugar and baking powder. Stir in butter, egg, jam and extract.
Chill
Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, until firm.
Portion
Roll ten balls and freeze for 1 hour.
Coat
Heat oven to 350°F. Roll frozen balls first in superfine sugar, then powdered sugar. Space 2 inches apart on parchment.
Bake
Bake about 15 minutes until set, then cool fully for about 30 minutes.
Good to know
- Use ube jam as well as extract; they serve different roles.
- Keep dough cold so the cookies retain their shape.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Ube cookies
Finished purple cookies without chilling and baking.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Catherine Zhang / SBS Food: Ube Crinkles — Ingredient amounts and preparation method.