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Pineapple Cream Cheese Cookies
Yield
about 48 cookies
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Additional Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour 35 minutes
Pineapple Cream Cheese Cookies are wonderfully soft cookies with a lovely balance of sweet and tart flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 & 1/2 cups (300g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounces (227g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 & 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces, 113g) crushed pineapple plus the drained juice
- 1 & 1/4 cups (137g) confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing just until combined or a few streaks of flour remain.
- Stir in the crushed pineapple along with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of the drained pineapple juice.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
- Drop the cookies by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared pans, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. (I use a #50 scoop.)
- Bake the cookies, one pan at a time, for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned and the tops appear set. Keep the remaining dough refrigerated between batches.
- Cool the cookies on the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then transfer the cookies from the pan directly onto a rack to cool completely.
- Stir together the confectioners' sugar and about 3 tablespoons of the pineapple juice. Add more juice until the glaze is thick but pourable.*
- Drizzle the glaze over the cookies and allow to set before serving.
Notes
*You can also use milk instead of or in combination with the pineapple juice to make the glaze. If you want a more thorough glaze covering the cookies, you can double the glaze ingredients.