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Stacked caramel apple pie cookies

Apple Pie Cookies

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  • Author: Vera Zecevic
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 16 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Apple Pie Cookies – sticky and chewy, bite-sized caramel apple pies. Sometimes the regular old apple pie recipe is just too much dessert to handle. These gooey bites bring you the best of both worlds: the fruity-caramel flavor of a traditional pie, with all the convenience of a simple cookie recipe! (No fork required!!!)

Ingredients

For Apple Pie Filling :

  • 3 apples (about 1 lbs.)-peeled and sliced into 8 slices each
  • 1–2 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 Tablespoons white sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • A dash of nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup water

For Pie Crust :

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into cubes-chilled
  • 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup ice water

(or you can use 1 package of refrigerated pie crust (2 crusts))

Filling and Topping:

  • 1 and 3/4 cups apple pie filling-chopped into small pieces
  • 1 cup caramel sauce
  • 1 egg -lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

To make Apple Pie Filling:

  1. Toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
  2. In a saucepan or a pot combine cornstarch, sugar, browned sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and water. Stir well and bring to a boil over medium-high heat whisking constantly. Let it boil for 2 minutes until thick, then stir in apple slices.
  3. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Apples should be soft but not mushy (cooking time depends on the sort of apples). Remove apples from heat and leave them covered to soften and cool.
  4. When it’s cooled, set aside the apples from the sauce and chop them into small pieces.

To make Pie Crust:

  1. In a large mixing bowl place flour, salt, and sugar, and mix to combine.
  2. Using a pastry blender incorporate chilled butter cubes into the flour mixture(the mixture should resemble a coarse meal)
  3. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of ice water over the mixture and blend, repeat with another 2 tablespoons of water. When you squeeze the dough it should hold together (you may have to add more water if the dough crumbles, add 1 tablespoon at a time)
  4. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, flatten and form two discs, pack each disc with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  5. Lightly dust the working surface with flour, place chilled dough, and dust the dough and the rolling pin, too. Turn the dough as you roll to prevent it from sticking. Roll it out 1/8-inch thick.
  6. Repeat the process with the other disc.

Assembling the Apple Pie Cookies:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper, spray with non-stick spray, and set aside.
  2. Spread the caramel sauce onto one pie crust.
  3. Spread chopped apple pie filling over caramel and gently tap the filling with your palms.
  4. Cut the second pie crust into 1/2-inch strips and create a lattice top over the filling.
  5. Using a round cookie cutter (about 2.5 inches) cut out the cookies and place them onto a baking sheet.
  6. Beat the egg with a fork and brush the top of the cookies.
  7. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle the cookies generously.
  8. Bake 20-30 minutes (until golden brown).

Notes

Apple pie filling recipe adapted from Spend With Pennies

Pie crust recipe adapted from Martha Stewart