Ube Cookie Recipe
These ube cookies are a treat, combining the rich flavor of ube with the sweetness of white chocolate chips (optional). They are easy to make and have a unique texture, soft and chewy with just a hint of crispness at the edges. Unlike macarons, these cookies use condensed milk, which gives them their chewy texture and a sweet, toasted milk flavor.
Ube, pronounced “oo-beh,” is a purple yam with a mellow, slightly nutty, vanilla-like flavor. It’s sweeter and has a deeper flavor profile compared to taro. Enjoy these delightful ube cookies with their perfect mix of chewiness and subtle crispiness.
“Ube cookies are soft and chewy, made with real ube and white chocolate chips. They’re easy to make and full of flavor.”
but my previous sour cream chocolate chip cookies with a few ingredients is also very delicious.
Ingredients for Ube Cookie Recipe
- 196g (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 230g (¾ cup) sweetened condensed milk
- 160g (¾ cup) dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 ½ teaspoons ube extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt (use half if finely granulated)
- 240g (2 cups) all-purpose flour, unbleached
Instructions Ube Cookie Recipe
Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Beat Butter and Sugar
- In a large bowl, use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a handheld electric mixer. Beat the softened unsalted butter and dark brown sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is well blended and creamy.
Add Condensed Milk and Extracts
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, ube extract, and vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture. Continue beating until everything is well incorporated.
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
- Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ube mixture in thirds, beating until no streaks of flour remain. Be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
Chill Dough
- Stir in the white chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. This helps the flavors meld and the dough firm up.
Preheat Oven
- When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll Dough
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into balls using your hands. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, ensuring there is about 2 inches of space around each cookie to allow for spreading.
Bake Ube Cookie Recipe
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-11 minutes, or until the edges are just set but the centers are still soft.
Cool
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on the pan. For an optional but recommended step, press a few extra pieces of white chocolate chips onto the top of each cookie immediately after baking for a decorative touch. This will add extra sweetness as well.
How Ube Cookie Recipe are Different from Ube Crinkles
While I love ube crinkles cookies many have asked for an ube cookie recipe that’s not a crinkle. Crinkles are great, but sometimes you just want a traditional cookie.
This recipe is closer to Ube chocolate chip cookies but with white chocolate chips. You could call it an ube white chocolate cookie recipe if you like.
These cookies have the same tender, chewy, and fudgy consistency as chocolate chip cookies but are packed with delicious ube flavor.
Why You’ll Love This Ube Cookie Recipe
Easy to Make
- Making ube cookies is simple. You’ll want to make them all the time.
No Powdered Sugar
- Unlike crinkles, you don’t need to roll the dough in powdered sugar.
No Crackle Worry
- No need to worry about whether they will properly crackle. Just place them on the baking sheet, bake, and enjoy.
Packed with Ube Flavor
- These cookies are full of ube flavor from both ube extract and a generous amount of ube jam or ube halaya.
Pretty Purple
- The vibrant purple color makes them stand out on any cookie tray, at bake sales, or as holiday gifts.
Keeps Well
- These cookies stay fresh for up to five days in a cookie jar on the counter or up to three weeks in the fridge.
Delicious
- They are very tasty, perfect with coffee, tea, or milk. Even Santa will love them.
Tips for Perfect Purple Yam Cookies Ube Cookie Recipe
- Sticky Dough: Chill the dough more or use damp hands to roll.
- Hard Dough: Let it sit at room temperature briefly before scooping.
- Chewy Cookies: Don’t overbake. Check at 10 minutes. Use an oven thermometer.
- One Pan: Keep dough chilled between batches and let the pan cool before reusing.
- Chilling: Necessary for easier handling and to prevent spreading.
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UBE COOKIE RECIPE – SOFT AND CHEWY
Ingredients
- 196 g 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 230 g ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 160 g ¾ cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 ½ teaspoons ube extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt use half if finely granulated
- 240 g 2 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
Instructions
Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Beat Butter and Sugar
- In a large bowl, use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a handheld electric mixer. Beat the softened unsalted butter and dark brown sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is well blended and creamy.
Add Condensed Milk and Extracts
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, ube extract, and vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture. Continue beating until everything is well incorporated.
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
- Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ube mixture in thirds, beating until no streaks of flour remain. Be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
Chill Dough
- Stir in the white chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. This helps the flavors meld and the dough firm up.
Preheat Oven
- When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll Dough
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into balls using your hands. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, ensuring there is about 2 inches of space around each cookie to allow for spreading.
Bake
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-11 minutes, or until the edges are just set but the centers are still soft.
Cool
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on the pan. For an optional but recommended step, press a few extra pieces of white chocolate chips onto the top of each cookie immediately after baking for a decorative touch. This will add extra sweetness as well.
