Ube Crinkles

Kristel

These classic Ube Crinkles are very popular dessert or snack in the Philippines. Made with ube or purple yam jam and rolled in powdered sugar, they're the perfect sweet treat.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Chilling Time 2

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, filipino

Servings cookies

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup ube jam
¾ cup sugar
2 large egg beaten
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon ube extract
½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
drop violet/purple food color
pinch of salt
¾ cup powdered or confectioner's sugar

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a separate large bowl, add ube jam, vanilla and ube extract, egg, oil and violet food color. Mix everything together until evenly distributed.
Gradually add the flour mixture over the ube jam mixture. Using a spatula or electric mixer combine everything until you achieved a modelling clay texture.
Cover with plastic wrapper and chill for 2 hours or overnight. Chilling is necessary, don't skip this step.
Scoop about 1 or 1.5 tablespoon then form a ball shaped using hand. Roll the ball into powdered or confectioner's sugar.
Bake on a preheated oven 350F for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 2 minutes before transferring to plate.