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Brown Sugar Pop Tart Cookies – Buttery, Iced & Perfectly Spiced

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Soft and chewy Brown Sugar Pop Tart Cookies are filled with a gooey brown sugar-cinnamon center and topped with a vanilla glaze—just like the childhood favorite, reinvented as a bakery-style cookie.

Ingredients

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Filling:

  • ½ cup brown sugar

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

  • 2 tbsp melted butter

Cookie Dough:

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • ¼ cup brown sugar

  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk

  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ tsp baking soda

  • ¼ tsp baking powder

  • ¼ tsp salt

Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 2 tbsp milk or cream

  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Mix filling ingredients into a paste. Set aside.

  2. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla.

  3. Mix in dry ingredients until soft dough forms. Chill 30 minutes.

  4. Scoop 2 tbsp dough, flatten, add filling, top with another disk, and seal.

  5. Bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes. Cool completely.

  6. Drizzle with glaze and let set before storing.

Notes

  • Chill dough to prevent spreading.

  • Don’t overfill center.

  • Freeze dough balls for future baking.

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