Discovering Tropical Treats

Recipe for Pineapple Cookies


Pineapple Recipes

If you’re craving a taste of the tropics in your baking, this webpage offers a delightful duo of pineapple-based desserts. Pineapple Cookies and Pineapple Squares. Both utilize canned crushed pineapple for convenience, making them perfect for home bakers looking to add a fruity twist to their repertoire.

Pineapple Cookies: Soft and Sweet Bites promise a chewy texture with the bright flavor of pineapple shining through. The result? Golden, pineapple-infused cookies that are ideal for snacking or sharing.

Try the Pineapple Squares. This yields 16 squares, with a variation suggestion using cherry pie filling instead. Serve warm with ice cream for an extra indulgence.

Pineapple Cookies Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 can crushed pineapple
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions Recipe for Pineapple Cookies

   Stir vanilla into crushed pineapple. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Add pineapple and stir until well blended. Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder together. Stir gradually into batter. When mix thoroughly drop by spoonful on to ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.


Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup Crisco

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Put the crushed pineapple in pan with the next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil till cornstarch is clear. Set aside. Then mix all the next ingredients together to get a crumble affect. Put half of this into the greased 7 1/2 by 7 1/2 square pan, spread pineapple mixture over and cover the rest of mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. After baking, cool. Cover with confectioners sugar. Make 16 squares. Variation: Instead of pineapple take cherry pie filling. Serve warm with ice cream.

Recipe for Pineapple Cookies