Description
Coconut Ube Besito Cookies are a delightful tropical treat combining flavors of coconut and ube that will tantalize your taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup White Sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Extract
- 2 large Eggs
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Shredded Coconut
- 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
- 4 large Egg Yolks
- 1 cup Ube Condensed Milk
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- 1 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut
- 2 large Egg Whites
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Ube Pastry Cream: In a saucepan, combine whole milk and ube condensed milk, cooking until it reaches a boil. Whisk egg yolks with sugar, ube extract, and cornstarch in a bowl. Slowly blend in the hot milk to temper the eggs, then strain the mixture back into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking continuously until thickened, and then chill in the fridge.
- Make the Ube Besito Mixture: Preheat your oven to 325°F. In a bowl, mix shredded coconut with ube condensed milk. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gently fold into the coconut mixture. Scoop onto a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy.
- Prepare the Doughs: For the coconut dough, cream together unsalted butter and white sugar in a bowl. Add coconut extract and an egg, then combine with the dry ingredients, folding in shredded coconut and white chocolate chips. For the ube dough, cream butter with sugars, add ube extract and an egg, and mix with the dry ingredients, folding in more white chocolate chips.
- Assemble the Cookies: Roll both doughs into balls, then flatten each and fill one with the chilled ube pastry cream. Seal with the other half and freeze the assembled cookies for at least 30 minutes to maintain their shape.
- Bake the Cookies: Preheat your oven again to 410°F. Bake the frozen cookies for 10-12 minutes until the tops look dull. Allow them to cool on a wire rack afterward.
- Finish the Cookies: Dip the bottoms of the cookies in melted white chocolate, let set on parchment paper until firm, and then they’re ready to serve!
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use fresh ube for a stronger flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 48 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg