Ube Crinkle Cookies
Ube Crinkle Cookies are soft, moist, tender, cake-like cookies which are made with a generous portion of the Filipino favorite ube haleya (purple yam jam). This is a basic cookie recipe that is easy to follow and the results are marvelously luscious. Bake these for a family treat or as gifts. They are a surefire crowd-pleaser. This is a recipe on The Quirino Kitchen by Elizabeth Ann Quirino, inspired by Mia Manansala's Ube Crinkles from her Arsenic and Adobo novel. This recipe makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
Prep Time1 day d
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time1 day d 10 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino
Keyword: Ube Crinkle Cookies
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 553kcal
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 ½ cups ube haleya (purple yam jam); room temperature homemade or store-bought
- 1 Tablespoon McCormick Ube Flavoring
- 2 cups powdered sugar, to roll cookies in
To bake the Ube Crinkle Cookies:
The next day, take out the chilled dough from the freezer.Thaw till the dough is pliable. Make sure dough is not warm or it will disintegrate in your fingers. *Note: Thaw at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Do not thaw in the microwave. Place the powdered sugar in a medium-sized bowl.Using a small to medium-sized cookie scoop, shape the ube dough into round balls, around 3-inches in diameter for each one. Roll each ube ball around in the bowl of powdered sugar till each ball is completely covered.Place each ball on the cookie sheet. Set the balls at least 1 ½ inches apart - give them room to bulk and spread. Bake the cookies at 350 F for 10 minutes. The center of the cookie will be soft, like fudge. The cookies get stiff as they cool down.Using a spatula, transfer cookies to a cooling rack and cool for around 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.To store: Keep Ube Crinkle Cookies in a covered container in the refrigerator. They keep for around 3 days, if there are any left.
Cook's comments:
Ube haleya (jam): You can make your own ube haleya or use store-bought if preferred. I have shared an ube haleya recipe in a previous post. Click here.For Instant Pot fans, I also have an easy Ube Haleya recipe in my cookbook - Instant Filipino Recipes, which is available worldwide on Amazon in paperback or Kindle format. Click here for the Amazon link.
Serving: 100grams | Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 126g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 5mg