Description
Whipping up brown sugar pop tart cookies brings back childhood memories of sweet, crumbly treats straight from the toaster. Grab some butter, flour, and nostalgia to create these simple, delightful cookies that remind you of breakfast’s most beloved pastry.
Ingredients
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Cookies and Fillings:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup fruit jam or preserves
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 350F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream 1 cup softened butter with 1 cup packed brown sugar until the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy.
- Crack 1 large egg and add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, blending thoroughly into the butter mixture.
- Whisk 2 cups all-purpose flour with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon baking powder in a separate container.
- Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until a consistent dough forms.
- Sprinkle flour on your work surface and divide the dough into two equal portions.
- Roll each dough section into a thin rectangle approximately ⅛ inch thick.
- Cut the dough into uniform rectangles measuring about 3×4 inches.
- Place half of the rectangles on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each piece.
- Dollop 1 tablespoon of fruit jam in the center of each rectangle, spreading carefully.
- Cover the jam-topped rectangles with the remaining dough pieces.
- Press the edges of each rectangle with a fork to create a sealed border.
- Bake for exactly 14 minutes until the edges turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust the cooled cookies generously with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling out to prevent sticking and make cutting easier.
- Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter for clean, even rectangle edges that seal properly.
- Experiment with different jam flavors like raspberry, strawberry, or apricot for variety in your cookies.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute the all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend to maintain the same tender texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 277 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 91 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg