Crumbl Dole Whip Cookies

4.96 from 21 votes

These Crumbl Dole Whip cookies are the cookies that will take you on a tropical vacation whenever you make them at home. They have the perfect Pineapple

Prep Time20

Cook Time11

Total Time31

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: amerian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 499Calories

Ingredients

Cookie base

½ cup butter softened
⅓ cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 egg at room temperature
⅓ cup crushed pineapples drained and blotted with a tissue
1 teaspoon butter vanilla emulsion Use regular vanilla instead if you don't have this but I highly suggest you grab a bottle.
1 & ½ cup all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Caramel cream cheese frosting

2.6 oz cream cheese cold
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon pineapple emulsion
1 tablespoon pineapple juice from the crushed pineapples
½ cup Whipping cream cold
yellow gel food coloring
A pinch of citric acid** Notes Optional but recommended

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Instructions

Make the soft cookie base

Preheat the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet with parchement paper and set it aside.
Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together until smooth and creamy.
Whisk in the egg, and the butter vanilla emulsion, crushed pineapples, and mix until combined.
Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt until the flour mixture disappears. Don't overmix your dough. Then using a large cookie scooper scoop out 6 equally sized cookie dough balls, place them on the prepared baking sheet, and gently flatten them to about ¾ inch in thickness.
Bake the cookies in the oven for 13 minutes, then let them cool down on the baking sheet for 10-15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool down fully.

Make the pineapple frosting

In a stand mixer bowl or a large bowl, cream the cold cream cheese until smooth.
Add in the powdered sugar, a tiny bit of citric acid, pineapple emulsion, and pineapple juice, and mix until smooth.
Using the whisk attachment, start beating the mixture on medium speed, and slowly pour the cold whipping cream on the side of the mixing bowl to avoid it from splashing. Make sure not to overmix, you'll know it's ready when it thickens up a bit.
Dip a tooth pick in the yellow gel food coloring and add it to the pineapple frosting. Mix and assess if you need to add more or not.
Frost each chilled cookie then top with a dollop of frosting using a star piping tip and enjoy!

Notes

** The citric acid will give this pineapple frosting that tart flavor that the Dole Whip mixture had usually. Know that it is very strong so start with the lightest sprinkle, mix the frosting, taste it and assess if you need a bit more.

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