Description
These Brown Sugar Pop Tart Cookies Castle are a delightful twist on classic cookies, incorporating the flavors of brown sugar, cinnamon, and white chocolate with a crunchy graham cracker twist. Perfect for a sweet treat anytime!
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Additional Mix-Ins:
- 3 Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts (chopped into small pieces)
- 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup cinnamon chips (optional)
Finishing Touches:
- 1/4 cup milk for brushing
- turbinado sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until fully combined.
- Add mix-ins: Gently fold in the chopped Pop-Tarts, graham cracker crumbs, white chocolate chips, and cinnamon chips if using.
- Shape and bake: Scoop the dough into large balls and place them on the baking sheets. Brush with milk and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until golden.
- Cool and enjoy: Let cookies cool on the pan before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- For a gooier center, slightly underbake the cookies.
- You can freeze the dough balls for up to 2 months—bake straight from frozen with an extra minute or two added.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
