Pineapple Cookies
Pineapple Cookies are soft and fluffy with tropical flavor in every bite. You will love the pineapple in the cookies and the delicious glaze.
Servings: 24
Calories: 157kcal
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon Pineapple Juice
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple drained
For the Glaze:
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons pineapple juice from the can of crushed pineapple
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Drain the crushed pineapple and reserve the juice for the cookies and glaze on the cookies.
- In the bowl of a stand up mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the softened cream cheese and butter until well combined (2-3 minutes).
- Scrape down the sides of the bowls and add in the sugar, beat together for another 2-3 minutes until combined.
- Reduce the speed on the mixer to low and add in the eggs, vanilla extract and pineapple juice until well combined.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients on low speed until just combined and then carefully stir in the crushed pineapple.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a 2 tablespoon cookie dough scoop to scoop balls of dough and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes until the bottom edges of the cookies start to brown slightly.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, whisk together the glaze ingredients.
- Top each cookie with the glaze and allow the glaze 30 minutes to set on top of the cookies.
- Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
Notes
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg