Southern Pineapple Bar Cookies Recipes

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease your 9 x 13 baking pan with butter or use non-stick cooking spray.

TROPICAL ROADIE BARS

Steps:

• Line a small cookie sheet or quarter sheet pan with parchment paper. Spray lightly with nonstick spray.
• Spray a large bowl. Add the almonds, pecans, dried pineapple, millet, oats and coconut flake and stir well.
• In a medium saucepot fitted with a candy thermometer, add the brown sugar, maple syrup, pineapple juice concentrate and salt; mix together with a heatproof spatula. Place the pot over high heat and cook the syrup to the soft-ball stage (240 degrees F), about 10 minutes.
• Pour the syrup over the nut mixture and toss well. Scrape onto the prepared cookie sheet and press firmly and evenly into a tight, compact layer. Cool for about 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 16 to 20 bars. Store in an airtight container.

PINEAPPLE COOKIES II

Steps:

• Mix shortening, sugar and egg thoroughly. Stir in pineapple.
• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and nuts. Add to pineapple mixture.
• Chill at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until no imprint is made when touched lightly. Variations: Add one cup of coconut (omit nutmeg) or add one cup of raisins, if desired

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Pineapple Filling:
• Mix 1 cup crushed pineapple and juice (8 1/4-ounce can), 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon butter, and 1 cup water in saucepan.
• Cook until thickened, cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar thoroughly.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix in rolled oats.
• Press and flatten half of the mixture over bottom of a 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch greased pan.
• Spread with cooled filling.
• Top with remaining crumb mixture, patting lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• While warm cut into bars and remove from pan.

SOUTHERN PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain pineapple chunks, reserving 1/4 cup of the juice. Transfer both chunks and juice into a large bowl.
• Add flour, sugar, Cheddar cheese, and drained, crushed pineapple; mix to combine. Pour into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Mix cracker crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl; sprinkle over pineapple mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

SOFT AND CHEWY PINEAPPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir vanilla into pineapple; set aside.
• Cream shortening, sugars and eggs.
• Add pineapple and stir until well blended.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; mix well.
• Stir flour mixture gradually into pineapple mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

FLAKY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cut butter or margarine into flour with pastry blender or two knives.
• Add sour cream and vanilla.
• Mix well and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook pineapple, sugar, and cornstarch over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and clear.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Roll out half of the dough and place in the bottom of a jellyroll pan.
• Add cooled filling and spread over dough.
• Cover with remaining rolled out dough.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
• Cut in 70 squares.
• Refrigerate if not used within a short period of time.

PINEAPPLE RIGHT-SIDE-UP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Dump the pineapple in a strainer and let it drain while you cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the flour and mix well. (you can do this in a food processor with hard butter cut into chunks and the steel blade).
• Spread mixture out in a greased 9x13 inch pan and press it down evenly with your hands.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, but do not turn the oven off.
• Mix the eggs with sugar.
• Add pineapple concentrate and drained pineapple, mix.
• Add salt and baking powder and stir it all up.
• Add the flour and mix thoroughly. It will be runny, it will set in the oven.
• Pour this mixture on top of the pan you just baked and stick it back in the oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for another 45-50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool thoroughly.
• Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar and cut into brownie-sized bars.

SOUTHERN PINEAPPLE BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Drain pineapple. Set aside.
• Mix flour and butter. Chop 1/4 cup almonds. Add to mixture with 1/4 cup sugar. Mix till crumbly. Press crumb mixture into 9" square pan.
• Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, egg, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and drained pineapple. Mix well.
• Pour over crust.
• Top with coconut and remaining sliced 1/4 cup almonds.
• Continue to bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool on rack.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before cutting into bars.