Chewy Purple Yam Treats (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Dry Mix
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3 cups plain flour
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1 tbsp cornstarch
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3 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
→ Wet Mix
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1 cup softened unsalted butter
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½ cup white sugar
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1¼ cup brown sugar
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15 oz ube jam (roughly 2 cups), softened
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1 large egg, not cold
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1 large egg yolk, not cold
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2 tbsp ube flavoring
→ Mix-ins
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1 cup white chocolate chunks, plus extra for decoration
# Instructions:
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Grab a medium bowl and stir together plain flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Put it aside for now.
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In a stand mixer with paddle or using hand mixer in a big bowl, mix the soft butter, white sugar, and brown sugar at medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy.
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Drop in the ube jam and flavoring, then keep mixing until everything's well combined.
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Add your egg and yolk, then beat until they're fully mixed in.
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Add your flour mixture to the ube mix in three batches. Mix after each addition until you can't see any flour streaks, making sure to scrape the bowl edges.
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Fold in your white chocolate chunks. Cover the dough with plastic and let it chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
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Turn your oven on to 175°C (350°F) and put parchment paper on your baking tray.
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Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Place them on your tray about 2 inches from each other.
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Stick them in the oven for 10-11 minutes or until they look set but not hard. Take them out and let them cool completely on the tray.
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While they're still warm, push a few extra white chocolate chunks into the tops if you want. Just know this makes them a bit sweeter.
# Notes:
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Your cookies might end up bigger or smaller depending on how you roll the dough.
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If you're using store-bought ube jam, try the dough before adding eggs so you can tweak the sugar or ube flavor.