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Homemade apple pie cookies with cinnamon apple filling, flaky pastry, and a golden baked crust.

Apple Pie Cookies


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  • Author: Myla
  • Total Time: 39 minutes
  • Yield: 18 cookies 1x

Description

Soft and chewy Apple Pie Cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar, filled with stovetop spiced apples, and drizzled with caramel and graham crackers.


Ingredients

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For the Apple Filling:

2 medium Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, or Fuji apples ( peeled, cored, and finely diced)

2 Tbsp. lemon juice (fresh)

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)

1/4 cup granulated white sugar

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

2 tsp. unsalted Butter

For the Cookies:

1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)

1¼ cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)

1 egg and 1 egg yolk (room temperature)

1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. fine sea salt

For Rolling:

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Garnish:

caramel and crushed cinnamon graham crackers

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Instructions

1. Simmer diced apples, lemon juice, water, sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and butter in a saucepan for 6 to 8 minutes until thick; cool.

2. Whisk flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt in a bowl.

3. Beat softened butter and sugars for 2 minutes, then beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.

4. Fold dry ingredients into creamed butter, scoop 2-tablespoon balls, and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.

5. Press an indentation into each ball on lined baking sheets and spoon cooled apple filling into wells.

6. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12 to 14 minutes, cool on a wire rack, drizzle with caramel, garnish with crushed graham crackers, and serve.

Notes

Dice apples finely so filling fits neatly in cookies. Cool filling completely before assembling.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 14 minutes
  • Category: Dessert / Cookies
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 240
  • Sugar: 28g
  • Sodium: 120mg
  • Fat: 11g
  • Saturated Fat: 11g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 11g
  • Trans Fat: 11g
  • Protein: 3g