Description
Sweet brown sugar pop tart cookies deliver nostalgic comfort with a modern twist. Crisp edges and gooey centers invite home bakers to indulge in this playful dessert that bridges childhood memories and grown-up cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (220 grams) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
Leavening and Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling and Topping:
- 1/2 cup fruit preserves or chocolate
- 1 cup (120 grams) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper, ensuring even surface coverage.
- Combine softened butter and brown sugar in a large bowl, whipping until light and airy with a creamy texture.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract into butter mixture, blending until completely smooth and uniform.
- Separately sift flour and baking powder, then gently fold into wet ingredients, mixing minimally to maintain tender cookie structure.
- Refrigerate dough for half an hour to solidify and enhance flavor development, preventing excessive spreading during baking.
- Form rounded dough portions, creating small indentations to nestle filling at the center of each cookie.
- Carefully seal edges around filling, ensuring complete coverage and uniform circular shape.
- Position cookies on prepared sheets, allowing space between each for potential expansion.
- Bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown edges emerge while maintaining soft, tender centers.
- Transfer cookies to wire cooling rack, allowing complete temperature reduction.
- Prepare glaze by whisking powdered sugar with milk or cream until silky and pourable.
- Delicately drizzle icing over completely cooled cookies, creating elegant decorative patterns.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain cookie shape during baking.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother, more consistent mixing and better texture.
- Experiment with different fillings like jam, Nutella, or caramel for unique flavor variations.
- For gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain cookie structure.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 165 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg