Description
Indulge in soft chewy pineapple cookies, a tropical delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup crushed pineapple, drained (reserve juice)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes on medium speed). Add sugar and cream together for a minute more.
- Add the vanilla extract and egg; beat until combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- With the mixer running on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed ingredients a bit at a time until fully incorporated.
- Add in the drained pineapple and mix until evenly combined.
- Use a 2-tablespoon cookie dough scoop to scoop balls of dough. Place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
- To make smoother cookies, chill the scooped dough balls in the freezer for 5-10 minutes and then roll them quickly in the palms of your hands to form a smooth ball.
- Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until the dough has puffed and appears matte across the surface and the bottom edges are just beginning to brown.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool.
- Whisk together the powdered sugar and enough pineapple juice to form a glaze of desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the cookies or dip the top of each cookie into the glaze.
- Allow the glaze 15 minutes to set on top of the cookies. Serve.
Notes
- You can add up to 1 cup of drained crushed pineapple to the cookie dough.
- The dough is very soft and sticky but does not necessarily need to be chilled to bake properly.
- Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Tropical
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 148
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 97mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
Keywords: Pineapple Cookies, Tropical Cookies, Chewy Cookies