Candied Pineapple White Chocolate Cookies
Candied Pineapple White Chocolate Cookies are heavenly. These delicious Oatmeal Cookies include candied pineapple and real white chocolate chips for a robust and delightful flavor that can't be beat. The texture is soft and chewy rather than crispy or crunchy. They're perfect for holiday baking, tailgating parties or a Christmas Cookie Exchange. If you're a cookie lover, these cookies need to be on the top of your holiday baking list!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. real vanilla extract no substitutions
- 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups oatmeal (I use old-fashioned)
- 2 cups white chocolate chips (NOT vanilla chips or premiere white baking chips)
- 16 oz. container Paradise candied tropical fruit pieces
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugars until smooth.
- Stir in eggs and vanilla, then flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Mix well, stir in oats, white chocolate chips and tropical pineapple pieces.
- Roll into balls and drop onto lightly sprayed cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until done.
- Rotate cookie sheets o racks about 7 minutes of baking time.
Notes
NOTE: The only place in the Dallas Metroplex that I’ve been able to find true white chocolate chips is the Kroger private selection and Trader Joe’s.
Candied Pineapple provided courtesy of Paradise Fruit Company.
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen
[nutrition-label]Nutrition
Calories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!