Description
Scrumptious pineapple delight cookies blend tropical sweetness with buttery richness. Caribbean-inspired treats offer delightful crunch and complex flavor profiles you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 12 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 13 canned pineapple slices
- 13 maraschino cherries
Wet Ingredients:
- 12 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 cup butter (melted)
Dry and Additional Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, ensuring proper temperature for optimal baking results.
- Prepare a mini round cake pan or similar non-stick baking vessel, positioning it for easy cookie creation.
- Create a caramel-like base by whisking melted butter and light brown sugar until thoroughly integrated.
- Distribute the brown sugar mixture evenly across the bottom of each pan cavity, creating a rich foundation.
- Carefully position a pineapple slice atop the sugar mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Nestle a vibrant maraschino cherry precisely in the center of each pineapple slice.
- In a separate mixing bowl, cream room temperature butter with granulated sugar until light and airy.
- Incorporate eggs, vanilla extract, and sour cream, blending until smooth and uniform.
- Gently fold in flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt, mixing until cookie dough just forms.
- Delicately place a generous cookie dough scoop over each pineapple-cherry arrangement.
- Use an offset spatula to gently flatten and spread the dough, completely concealing the fruit underneath.
- Bake for 25 minutes, watching for golden-brown edges and bubbling caramelized sugar along the sides.
- Allow cookies to rest in the pan for 10 minutes, enabling initial stabilization.
- Carefully invert cookies onto wax paper, repositioning any stuck pineapple slice if necessary.
- permit cookies to cool completely, allowing flavors to settle and texture to perfect.
Notes
- Choose ripe, fresh pineapple for the most vibrant, sweet flavor that elevates the entire cookie experience.
- Opt for maraschino cherries with bright color and firm texture to ensure a beautiful presentation and burst of sweetness.
- Room temperature ingredients help create a smoother, more evenly mixed cookie dough that bakes more consistently.
- Slightly underbake the cookies to maintain a soft, tender texture that melts in your mouth, keeping the caramelized sugar and fruit topping perfectly gooey.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg