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Thin & Chewy White Chocolate Coconut Ube Cookies

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Not-too-sweet chewy white chocolate coconut ube cookies perfect for any occasion!

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Ube cookies with white chocolate chips and coconut.

Estimated cost: $5.13 per 15 cookies, $0.34 per cookie

About this white chocolate coconut ube cookies recipe

Yes, another ube recipe! I was suuuuper happy with how my Levain-style white chocolate coconut ube cookies turned out, but I really wanted to make a thin & chewy cookie version, hence this recipe.

The major differences between my two ube cookie recipes are that these cookies: 1) have no cornstarch, 2) have melted butter and both granulated + brown sugars, 3) do not need to be frozen before baking, and 4) are baked at a lower temperature. With these changes, you get flattened cookies with crispy edges and gooey centers.

What is ube?

If you’re not familiar with ube (pronunciation: oo-beh), it is a purple yam native to the Philippines. Ube is sometimes confused with another vegetable called taro, which has an earthier flavor and is used in both savory + sweet dishes.

On the other hand, ube is sweeter and often described as having vanilla and nutty notes. It’s commonly used in desserts, such as ice cream, cake, or jam. You could just use ube extract in this recipe, but I used ube extract and rehydrated ube halaya. You can find these ingredients in some Asian markets, especially Filipino ones, but if all else fails, you can buy ube extract/halaya or powdered ube online!

White chocolate chip ube cookies

I really hope you enjoy these ube cookies. It’s been quite some time since my last post and I’m happy to be back! If you make these cookies, I’d love to see them. You can tag me at #bitesbybianca / @bitesbybianca on Instagram. Enjoy! 🙂

Check out my ube coconut mochi donut recipe here!

Check out my other ube recipes: Soft, Less Sweet Ube Sugar Cookie Bears (Dairy-Free), Levain-Style White Chocolate Coconut Ube Cookies (Small Batch Recipe), Small Batch Baked Ube Coconut Mochi Donuts (Gluten-Free)

Thin and Chewy White Chocolate Coconut Ube Cookies

Bites by Bianca
4.65 from 31 votes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 15 cookies

Ingredients

Dry ingredients:

  • 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (160g, $0.23)
  • ½ tsp baking soda ($0.01)
  • ¼ tsp salt ($0.01)

Wet ingredients:

  • ½ cup melted unsalted butter (1 stick butter/8 tbsp, $1.25)
  • cup brown sugar, packed (73g, $0.40)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100g, $0.19)
  • 1 egg ($0.17)
  • 1 tbsp rehydrated ube ($0.68, optional, see notes)
  • 1 ½ tsp ube extract ($0.21)

Mix-ins:

  • ¾ cup white chocolate chips (128g, $1.31)
  • ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut (50g, $0.66)

Toppings:

  • flaky sea salt ($0.01)

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, mix the melted butter and both sugars on medium speed until smooth, about 30 seconds.
  • Add egg, rehydrated ube, and ube extract to the bowl. Mix until combined, about 10-20 seconds.
  • Add all of the dry ingredients to the stand mixer and pulse a few times until it is mostly incorporated. Add all of the white chocolate and shredded coconut. Pulse a few more times.
  • Use cookie scoop to form dough into balls (about 1.5-2 tablespoons each) and place them on a lined baking sheet or plate. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
    Note: If you want to bake these later, you can put the sheet/plate in the freezer. Once the dough balls are frozen, you can transfer them to an airtight container or bag for up to 3 months. You can bake them right from the freezer, but you may have to increase the baking time by 2-3 minutes.
  • Place oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper/silicone mats and place dough balls on top, at least 3 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 minutes, until edges are slightly browned. Immediately sprinkle flaky sea salt on top.
    Optional: Once the cookies come out of the oven, you can gently push in a few white chocolate chips on the top of each cookie for the ~aesthetic~. If you want the cookies to be circular, take a large circular biscuit cutter or something wider than your cookies, like the rim of a mug. Place the circular cutter on top of your still warm cookie while it is still on the baking sheet. Move the cookie around in the cutter in a circular motion. This pushes the sides of the cookie towards the center, forcing it to mold into a circular shape. (more details can be found here: https://food52.com/blog/23550-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-how-to-make-round)
    Allow to cool on sheet for at least 5 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • I adapted Jamie Silva’s chewy chocolate chip recipe by using ube extract instead of vanilla extract, adding a bit of salt, swapping out chocolate chips for white chocolate chips + coconut, and decreasing the amount of sugar.
  • I use this recipe to rehydrate ube powder. I store the leftovers in the freezer. You can also use mashed ube.
  • If you are using fresh ube, I suggest boiling it and mashing it. Use 1 tbsp of the mashed ube in place of the rehydrated ube.
  • If you are using ube halaya, I suggest using 1 tbsp of the halaya in place of the rehydrated ube. Since ube halaya is sweet, remove 1 tbsp of the brown sugar.
  • If you want to omit the white chocolate chips, you can add a different mix-in with the same volume as a replacement. I suggest using different types of chocolate, roughly chopped macadamia nuts, etc. 
  • If you want to omit the shredded coconut, you don’t need to swap in anything to replace it! 🙂
  • You can freeze the unbaked shaped dough in an airtight container for up to 3 months. You can bake straight from the freezer, just adjust the baking time by 2-3 more minutes. 
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21 Comments

  1. Tried this recipe twice! Although the flavor is good. I cannot for the life of me get the cookies to be thin and chewy. They consistently have a cakey texture even after following the recipe perfectly. I was noticing though that I am unable to “cream the melted butter and sugar until smoothly and fluffy” It mixes to be smooth where all the sugar is incorporated but I had been mixing it and mixing it for a while and it never turns fluffy ever. Is this cause of melted butter? Should it not be melted? Am I missing something?

    1. Hi Mae!! 🙂 Thanks so much for commenting. Your feedback is really helpful!

      This was one of my newer recipes and I misspoke—the “creaming” really should’ve said to mix until just combined, since the butter is melted. My apologies on that, the instructions are now updated.

      I’m curious to know how you measure your ingredients. Do you weigh them using a kitchen scale or by using measuring cups? I prefer using a kitchen scale because it always yields consistent results when measuring ingredients, while measuring cups can be 20-50 grams off. If you don’t have a scale and are measuring your dry ingredients with cups, make sure you follow this tip: gently spoon in the flour into the cup until it’s full, then scrape the excess off using the back of a knife or offset spatula.

      If you are using a scale, let me know! I’d be happy to troubleshoot further!! 🙂 <3

  2. 5 stars
    Such a good recipe! The mix of reconsituted ube and ube extract makes these cookies have such a great purple colour. I made these without the added chocolate chips and they were the perfect amount of sweetness for me. Will definitely be doubling the recipe next time!

  3. Hi, can I completely omit the ube extract? Reason I wanted to skip it as it has artificial stuff…Thank you!

    1. Hi Edith! Yes, you can omit the extract, although the ube flavor will not be as strong. The extract is what also adds the purple color to the cookies, so without it, the cookies will be gray-ish.

  4. 4 stars
    I made these however my cookies weren’t blue after baking. I followed recipe to the “T”. Any idea why mine weren’t flat and purple like the photo?

      1. Hi Tammy,

        Thank you for trying the recipe, I’m sorry it didn’t work out! What brand of ube extract did you use? I’ve used the brands McCormick and Butterfly, which both make any batter very purple. If you could email me (bi********************@gm***.com) or DM me on Instagram (@bitesbybianca) a picture of your cookies, I’ll be able to help out more. 🙂

        1. 5 stars
          Loved these! The best chilling time for any cookie recipe is 2 hours or more so I did this. I didn’t have ube powder that you rehydrate so I just used McCormick ube extract instead. I recommend at least 3 teaspoons or 3 1/2 for a strong enough ube flavour if you just use extract. Also I used very soft *almost* melted butter instead because I prefer that to fully melted butter, as I find it too greasy to roll out. Will be making it again no doubt, perfectly soft and chewy with crisp edges!

  5. 5 stars
    I just made these last night! The recipe was so easy to follow and my cookies turned out great! I did use my food scale to measure out ingredients which you have so kindly provided. The ube and coconut make some nice and subtle touches to the cookies to make it its own. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

      1. 3 stars
        The cookies didn’t come out flat. Not sure what went wrong. Is it too much flour? I also used ube halaya in place of rehydrate ube. Will try to make it again next time.

        1. Hi Judy,
          Sorry to hear they didn’t flatten out! Did you weigh your ingredients or use measuring cups? If you measured by cups, make sure to gently spoon the flour into your measuring cup, then level off the top using a knife. Sometimes, if you use the measuring cup when scooping right into your flour bag/bin, it compresses the flour in the cup, making you add more flour than necessary.

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