Dessert

Ube Cookies with White Chocolate Chips Recipe

ByElara Stone December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Introduction

These Ube Cookies offer a delightful twist on classic cookies, featuring the vibrant color and unique flavor of ube. With a combination of white chocolate chips and subtle ube essence, they’re perfect for anyone looking to try something a little different and deliciously comforting.

Ingredients

230 grams Cold Butter (2 sticks), cubed
160 grams Brown Sugar
160 grams White Sugar
475 grams All Purpose Flour
3 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
25 grams Ube Powder
1 teaspoon Ube Extract
2 Eggs
1 Egg Yolk
300 grams White Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Step 1: In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients— all-purpose flour, ube powder, baking powder, and salt. Set this mixture aside. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs and ube extract, then set aside as well.
Step 2: Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, add the cold cubed butter and mix for 30-35 seconds until it breaks apart into smaller pieces. Avoid creaming the butter; just break it up.
Step 3: Add the brown and white sugars to the broken butter and pulse until the mixture resembles small pebbles, about 40-45 seconds.
Step 4: Stir in the white chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
Step 5: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix just until combined and the texture becomes sandy—you want to avoid overmixing.
Step 6: Add the egg, egg yolk, and ube mixture to the dough. Mix gently on low speed (1 or 2) until just combined; do not overmix.
Step 7: Portion the dough into large balls of about 165 grams each. Assemble them roughly without rolling to preserve craggy edges. Place the dough balls close together on a tray and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Step 8: When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 365°F (185°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and space 6 cookie dough balls evenly with at least 2 inches apart.
Step 9: Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 15-17 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips & Variations

For a stronger ube flavor, increase the ube extract slightly, but be careful not to overpower the dough.
Substitute white chocolate chips with macadamia nuts for added crunch and a different texture.
Freeze the dough balls well to help the cookies maintain their thick, chewy texture during baking.

Storage

Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They can also be frozen for up to 1 month. To reheat, warm them gently in a low oven or microwave for a few seconds to bring back their softness.

How to Serve

Serve this delicious recipe with your favorite sides.

FAQs

Can I use regular vanilla extract instead of ube extract?

Yes, you can substitute vanilla extract if you don’t have ube extract, but the cookies will lack the signature ube flavor and color.

Why is the butter added cold and not creamed?

Using cold butter broken into pieces helps create a denser, thicker cookie with those rough edges, rather than a smooth, flat texture that comes from creamed butter.