Delicious Pineapple Cookies (Printable)

Buttery tropical cookies with sweet pineapple, ready in 35 minutes.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
02 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 large egg
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
05 - 1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple, well-drained (reserve juice)

→ Dry Ingredients

06 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
08 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
09 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

→ Optional Glaze

10 - 1 cup powdered sugar
11 - 2-3 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
03 - Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until fully incorporated.
04 - Fold in the well-drained pineapple until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
05 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well blended.
06 - Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
07 - Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
08 - Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and centers are set.
09 - Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10 - For the glaze, mix powdered sugar with pineapple juice until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • The combination of buttery dough and sweet pineapple creates this incredible texture thats soft and chewy with slightly crisp edges
  • They come together in under 40 minutes but taste like they took all afternoon to make
  • The optional glaze transforms them into something bakery worthy that nobody will believe you made at home
02 -
  • The pineapple needs to be drained extremely well - excess juice will make the cookies spread too much and become soggy
  • Room temperature ingredients are not optional here - cold butter or egg will result in flat dense cookies
  • These cookies continue baking on the hot baking sheet after you pull them out so trust the slightly underdone look
03 -
  • Scoop your dough with a cookie scoop for uniform cookies that bake evenly - it also goes much faster than using spoons
  • Rotate your baking sheets halfway through baking if your oven has hot spots like mine does

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