Description
Delightful pineapple upside-down sugar cookies blend classic cake nostalgia with cookie charm. Sweet caramelized pineapple tops crisp, buttery cookies that will transport you directly to dessert paradise.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can pineapple rings (fresh or canned)
- ½ cup maraschino cherries
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Muffin Tin Preparation: Lavishly coat each cavity with non-stick spray, ensuring seamless cookie extraction without sticking.
- Caramel Foundation: Whisk melted butter and brown sugar into a silky, luminous mixture that promises decadent flavor depth for the cookies.
- Fruit Placement: Meticulously arrange pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries in an artistic pattern, positioning each piece precisely against the muffin cup walls to create a stunning visual landscape when ultimately inverted.
- Dough Application: Gently layer cookie dough over the fruit base, delicately distributing the mixture to preserve the intricate tropical arrangement underneath, ensuring complete coverage without disrupting the carefully curated design.
- Baking Process: Heat oven to the specified temperature, allowing the cookies to transform, with caramel bubbling and fruit caramelizing while the dough bakes to golden perfection, creating a harmonious blend of textures and flavors.
- Final Presentation: Once baked, immediately invert the muffin tin onto a serving platter, allowing the cookies to reveal their gorgeous pineapple-topped masterpiece, with caramelized fruit glistening against the tender cookie base.
Notes
- Prep Pan Perfectly: Generously spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray to guarantee seamless cookie removal without sticking or breaking.
- Master Caramel Layer: Whisk melted butter and brown sugar thoroughly until silky smooth, ensuring complete sugar dissolution for rich, even caramelization.
- Fruit Placement Strategy: Arrange pineapple chunks and cherries with precision, pressing gently against tin walls to create an attractive, professional-looking design when cookies are flipped.
- Gentle Dough Application: Carefully spoon cookie dough over fruit layer without disrupting the carefully crafted tropical arrangement, maintaining the decorative bottom design.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg