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Have you ever had ube before?
Ube is a sweet purple yam and it’s delicious! I love ube so much and it’s awesome seeing it in more baked goods!
It used to be quite rare to find ube breads, buns, rolls and desserts but now, you’re able to find ube in a lot of bakeries and shops.
Have you ever had an ube dessert before? I’d love to know what you’ve had!
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These cookies are definitely the best for people who have a decent sweet tooth! As this recipe involves a cake box mix, we are unable to control the sugar and cake box mixes tend to be super sweet.
I don’t have that strong of a sweet tooth and mostly prefer savoury but I can make an exception for ube crinkle cookies! If you don’t have a sweet tooth, you can definitely make a shortbread or maybe a basic sugar cookie (with less sugar) recipe from scratch and just add in the ube jam and extract.
Have you ever made cake box cookies?! If you haven’t, you need to! If you have, aren’t they the best and easiest!?
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HERE IS HOW TO MAKE EASY UBE CRINKLE COOKIES:
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE INGREDIENTS?
Ube jam and extract can be found in Asian groceries stores and sometimes just the regular local shops. The rest of the ingredients can be found in regular grocery stores or even in your kitchen. The best thing about this is that you have the freedom to use any oil that you prefer so it can be whatever you have in your home already as well as eggs which you may already have!
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients for Ube Crinkle Cookies are:
- White Cake Mix
- Eggs
- Oil
- Ube Jam
- Ube Extract
- Icing Sugar
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?
I adore how easy this recipe is so it requires little to no equipment. You’ll need a spatula, mixing bowl or if you have a stand mixer, that works too. You’ll need a bowl to dunk the cookie dough balls into icing sugar and last but not least, you’ll need a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO PREPARE?
The steps to make ube crinkle cookies goes as follows:
- Mix
- Chill
- Roll
- Dunk
- Bake
- Enjoy!
CAN I SUB ANYTHING OUT?
What I love about cake mix cookies is how amazingly versatile it is! If you type into Google or Pinterest, you’ll find many many different variations of this recipe!
I wouldn’t change this recipe as it’s super simple and a recipe that makes ube the star!
I always use olive oil for everything so you can switch this out for avocado oil or grapeseed oil or regular vegetable/canola oil.
I’m not that familiar with using vegan liquid egg so I’m not entirely sure if that could work. If you’ve baked treats using vegan liquid egg, you may know the outcome better than I do!
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
This ube crinkle cookies recipe has the most subtle ube taste so if you’re looking for something stronger, you can simply just add in more ube extract or jam. People have said that it has a very mellow, vanilla/nutty flavour and can sometimes be compared to coconut. I for one, can’t really explain the taste of ube. I just know I love it and can’t live without it!
Although very different, it reminds ME of taro.
HOW LONG DOES IT KEEP FOR?
These cookies are awesome and keep for a while. They are extremely soft and do well in the fridge. I put them in an airtight container or on a bowl or plate with cling wrap. I usually give my recipes away so I pack them for others and sometimes keep cookies in the freezer and it still has very great texture after defrosting!
WHAT GOES WITH THESE UBE CRINKLE COOKIES?
Other items that go well with ube crinkle cookies include:
- Tea
- Coffee
- Milk
- Vanilla Ice Cream
WHAT ARE OTHER VARIATIONS OF EASY UBE CRINKLE COOKIES?
There are so many different variations of this recipe! Literally type into Pinterest, Cake Box Cookies and you’ll get endless ways to enjoy a cookie without all the work!
My other favourite way of making a cake box cookie is a chocolate candy cane one!
MORE COOKIE RECIPES?
A few of my favourites that I would love to recreate sometime soon are:
ANY OTHER NOTES?
Yes! As I mentioned in this recipe, the ube flavouring is very subtle so if you want to add more ube extract or jam, please do so!
Ube Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 White Cake Box Mix
- 2 Eggs
- 1/3 Cup Olive Oil or oil of choice
- 2 Tsp Ube Extract
- 2 Tbsp Ube Jam
- 1 1/2 Cup Icing Sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together your cake mix, oil, eggs, ube jam, and ube extract until well combined.
- Once well combined, cover bowl with plastic wrap and leave the dough in the fridge to chill for 20-30 minutes.
- After 20-30 minutes, preheat your oven to 350F.
- Scoop out each cookie dough ball into the same sizes and generously roll in icing sugar. Ensure that each ball is covered.
- Place each ball onto your parchment lined baking sheet about 1-2 inches a part and bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool, serve and enjoy!
I highly highly suggest that you make cake box cookies ASAP! They are so easy and the best cookies to make last minute.
Ube is a fantastic flavour and is perfect to incorporate in buns and rolls. If you ever get a chance to go to an Asian market and see ube sweet rolls or bread, you need to get it! It’s a favourite in my family and we have it often when we have get-togethers or picnics!
Once you try ube, you’ll never pass up a chance to get an ube flavoured treat from the bakery.
Hope you enjoy this ube crinkle cookies recipe! Let me know below what kind of ube treat you’d try!
Xo,
Lynn
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Wow, they look amazing! The texture looks absolutely divine. I need to try and make a (heavily adapted) version of these to fit my dietary requirements. Getting the texture right without gluten might be a battle but they look like they’d be worth it x
Aw, thanks a bunch for commenting, Sophie! x
I’ve never heard of ube before. Looks delicious! ?
Thank you so much for reading! x
I’ve never heard of ube cookies before but these sound really delicious!
Rosie
Thanks for commenting, Rosie! x
We have tried Ube once and we are in love! It’s such a hard ingredient to get here in the UK (or at the very least we have not made much effort to find it) but I will make it my mission now because they look so great Lynn, I can’t wait to try them!
Thank you so much for reading, Simona! Hope you get to find it xx
Yum, yum, yum! I’ve never made these before as always assumed they were too complicated. I’ll be giving these a go as I love eating them.
Thanks so much for reading, Molly!! xx
I once tried making these crinkle cookies but they didn’t turn out good. I am going to try and make them following your recipe. Thank you for sharing!
Antonia || Sweet Passions
Aw, thanks so much for reading! Hope it turns well xx
I’ve not heard of ube before but these sounds so yummy and look so cool too!!
THanks so much, Della xx
I’m not sure I’ve ever actually HAD ube, though I’ve heard of it so many times throughout my life. I think my husband has had it and really likes it though, so I might have to try my hand at these cookies sometime soon!
Thank you so much for reading, Stephanie! xx
I have never heard of Ube before, but now I really want to try it! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe Lynn! It looks amazing!
Thank you for reading, Tiffany! xx
Never heard of Ube before. But these cookies look so delicious so why not give it a try!! Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe xx
Thank you for reading, Harsha! xx
Great recipe! Thank you for sharing this! I’ve never tried ube before but I definitely have a sweet tooth so this sounds great for me! These cookies look great!
Thank you so much for commenting! x
I’ve never heard of Ube before – but these look and sound delicious! Thanks for sharing Lynn!
Thank you for commenting, Alex xx
I have never heard of Ube before, but I love the cute color of these cookies and the soft texture makes them just perfect to pop into the fridge. A chilled cookie becomes even more chewy.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for stopping by, Jaya! xx
Wow, these look amazing!
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Thanks!
Love this post! It looks delicious !
Thank you so much! x
I didn’t know ube at all, but now I’m curious about it because I’d love to find out what it tastes like. I know taro, so this gives me a little idea of what to expect. I’ll have to make a gluten free version of these cookies for myself. They look really appetizing!
Thanks so much for reading, Corinne! x
In my country (Indonesia) we called this ‘ubi.’ We love to eat ube every day. It’s so easy to find and eat them here, they also very cheap. Have you tried the orange one? We just boil it and eat it right away. Recently, my mom keep buying ube because my dogs also love to eat them lol. This would be a nice recipe to try 😀 Thanks for sharing Lynn x
Yes! My mom often just boils them and has them for breakfast! Thank you for reading my dear xx
These cookies look so good & I need to see if I can find ube jam here as I really want to try it!!!
Thank you so much for reading, Karalee! x
I only tried ube once and totally loved it! I think I should invest in a cookie scooper too! Love how easy they looked to make in the video, so will have to try these asap! xx
Thank you Cristina! I don’t know how many times I’ve been saying that I need a cookie scooper haha xx
Thanks for sharing, I have heard of ube before, these cookies look lovely though 🙂
Thanks so much for reading this recipe, Nic xx