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Ube Crinkle Cookies

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For my first ever blog post, I wanted to throw it back to the first recipe I made in 2018 when I got my KitchenAid stand mixer to NY. I was living in Crown Heights with my lovely roommates Lana and Milly at the time. I was still caught up in a flurry of excitement over moving to New York, and experiencing everything it had to offer. That included not cooking or baking for MONTHS! I was constantly eating out, going to museums, taking the subway to shows & being this hedonist who subscribed to the notion that I belonged to The City That Never Sleeps.

When I finally made these ube crinkles, it felt like a turning point. I didn’t just have pink Starbursts on my pantry shelf. Despite all our issues with bed bugs and evil landlords (apparently ours was one of the 50 worst landlords in Brooklyn according to Bill de Blasio?!!!), when I look back on those early days in Crown Heights, it makes me so happy. Call it rose-colored glasses if you will, but I felt so at home. 

I bought this jar of ube halaya jam from SAFG, but you can usually find it at your local Asian grocery store.

This recipe from Baked Happy is so easy and ube (purple yam) is such a cornerstone of Filipino cuisine. When I made the Flipped: Matamis zine, I thought it was necessary to include this recipe. Recently, I got more copies printed of this zine from Radix Media, which is a worker-owned and eco-friendly print shop in Prospect Heights. You can read the zine online here or DM me to buy a physical copy for $5.

It’s handy to have a cookie scoop to roll the dough into balls. Make sure you do a heavy double coating of powdered sugar for that beautiful crinkle effect.

In such unprecedented times, it’s difficult to look past all the terrible firsts we’ve encountered in 2020. But trying something new can be a positive thing! The first step in the right direction can turn your day (or year!) around. For starters, you can make this ube crinkle recipe below.

The final result!
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Ube Crinkle Cookies

This recipe was adapted from Baked Happy.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino
Keyword Cookies, Crinkle, Dessert, Sweets, Ube
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup ube halaya jam
  • 1 tablespoon ube extract
  • 3 drops violet food coloring (optional)
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar (slightly different amount listed in zine)

Instructions

  • Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Cream butter, dark brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Mix in egg and beat for additional 4-5 minutes.
  • Add ube jam, extract and food coloring (if using).
  • Slowly mix in dry ingredients.
  • Refrigerate dough for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Roll dough into 1 tablespoon-sized balls and into powdered sugar. Make sure to roll in powdered sugar twice for heavy coverage.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.