What is an ube crookie?

A crookie is the viral Parisian mash-up between a buttery croissant and a chunky cookie dough, originally created at Boulangerie Louvard in Paris. The ube crookie is our purple twist: an all-butter croissant is sliced open and stuffed with a raw ube and white chocolate chip cookie dough made with real Ube Nolia ube powder, then quickly baked so the outside stays flaky while the inside turns into a warm, gooey, deep purple cookie center.

Where does the crookie come from?

The crookie was invented in 2022 by Stephane Louvard at Boulangerie Louvard in Paris and went viral on TikTok in 2024. Our ube crookie recipe keeps the same idea (croissant + cookie dough) but adds real Filipino ube powder and white chocolate chips for a deep purple, subtly hazelnut-vanilla flavor.

Which croissants work best for ube crookies?

Use good-quality, all-butter bakery croissants that are one day old. Fresh croissants are too soft to stuff cleanly, while day-old croissants firm up slightly and hold the cookie dough perfectly. Avoid mini croissants or filled croissants (almond, chocolate) as they leave no room for the ube cookie dough.

Which cookie dough should I use for the ube crookie?

We use our own ube white chocolate chip cookie dough, exactly the same recipe as our Ube White Chocolate Cookies (muscovado sugar, real Ube Nolia ube powder, chopped white chocolate). It gives the deepest purple color, a fudgy texture, and the signature hazelnut-vanilla ube flavor. Half a batch is enough for 6 crookies.

What croissants work best for a crookie?

Store-bought, all-butter bakery croissants from a real boulangerie (croissant au beurre). Look for a deeply golden, flaky, buttery croissant, not a supermarket brioche-style one. Day-old croissants crisp up beautifully in the oven.

Do I need to bake the ube crookie?

Yes. The ube cookie dough is raw when you stuff it, so 10 to 12 minutes at 350F (180C) is essential: it cooks the cookie center, melts the white chocolate, and re-crisps the buttery croissant layers. The outside should shatter and the inside should stay molten.

Can I make the ube cookie dough ahead of time?

Absolutely. Follow our ube white chocolate cookie dough recipe, then keep it up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge (or 1 month in the freezer). Let it soften 10 minutes at room temperature before stuffing the croissants.

Is the ube crookie a healthy recipe?

The ube crookie is an indulgent viral pastry, so no, it is not a health food. But because the dough uses 100% pure Ube Nolia ube powder with no artificial dye or added sugar, the deep purple color and vanilla-hazelnut flavor come from a real Filipino ingredient rich in antioxidants (anthocyanins) rather than from food coloring.

UBE NOLIA® | Receta de Ube Crookie: Cruasán relleno de masa de galleta ube

Name: Ube Crookie: All-Butter Bakery Croissant Stuffed with Ube White Chocolate Cookie Dough
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6 crookies
Cuisine: French-Filipino fusion
Ingredients: 6 all-butter bakery croissants (croissants au beurre, ideally 1 day old); About 450g of our ube white chocolate chip cookie dough (half a batch of the Ube Nolia ube white chocolate cookie recipe); Extra Ube Nolia ube powder, for dusting