At Christmas we used to have chocolate crinkle cookies and I really love the lemon version as well. But, I recently discovered that you can make these famous cookies in a tropical flavor with great results.

Crinkle cookies have a unique texture thanks to a soft dough that’s coated first in granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar. As the cookies bake and expand the cracks in the sugar coating make the distinctive crinkles that run through each tempting cookie.

The soft texture of the dough means these cookies come out very tender and with a slight chewiness that’s irresistible.

It does help for the dough to be chilled before rolling it into balls. It’s a soft texture that’s hard to work with at room temperature. Working quickly ensures that they’re still a bit cool when they enter the oven, which can prevent these cookies from spreading too much on the pans. Lining the baking sheets also helps since these cookies can stick to the pan as they bake and change shape.

The combination of fruit flavors in these tropical crinkle cookies makes them not only unique, but also very delicious.

This cookie dough contains an entire mango, as well as some lime zest and some orange extract. When these ingredients come together they remind me of a tropical drink, so fruity and sweet.

These cookies are sunny, bright, soft, and sweet- all the things that make a tropical treat so tasty.