Description
Delicious Pineapple Upside Down Sugar Cookies that combine the classic flavors of pineapple upside down cake with a chewy sugar cookie base.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 13 canned pineapple slices, drained
- 13 maraschino cherries
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a mini round cake pan or muffin tin.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together room temperature butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract, and sour cream to the creamed mixture. Mix until fully integrated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing until just combined. Set dough aside.
- In another bowl, blend melted butter and light brown sugar until smooth to create the brown sugar glaze.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar mixture into each cavity of the prepared pan, spreading evenly.
- Place a pineapple slice over the brown sugar glaze and position a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple ring.
- Using a 3-tablespoon scoop, portion cookie dough over each fruit-topped cavity and gently flatten the dough with an offset spatula.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cookies are golden around the edges and the brown sugar is bubbling up the sides.
- Cool for 10 minutes, then carefully invert cookies onto wax paper to allow brown sugar glaze to run over the tops.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before serving and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh pineapple if available.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- These cookies can be served warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg