Description
Grandma’s secret apple pie cookie delights blend homemade charm with classic American dessert flavors. Crisp edges, warm spices, and sweet apple filling invite home bakers to savor each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 apples (about 1 lb / 454 g), peeled and sliced into 8 slices each
- 3 tbsps white sugar
- 3 tbsps brown sugar
- 3 tbsps corn starch
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 1–2 tbsps lemon juice
- ¾ cup water (177 ml)
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and chilled
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup ice water (59 ml)
- 1 package refrigerated pie crust (2 crusts)
- 1 ¾ cups apple pie filling, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- Filling Preparation: Coat apple slices with lemon juice to prevent oxidation, then create a smooth sauce by whisking cornstarch, sugars, and warm spices with water in a saucepan.
- Sauce Development: Bring the mixture to a rolling boil, stirring continuously until it transforms into a glossy, thickened consistency. Gently fold apple slices into the sauce, simmering until tender yet structured.
- Dough Foundation: In a spacious mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Cut chilled butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Introduce ice water gradually, mixing until the dough just begins to cohere.
- Dough Resting: Divide the dough into two equal discs, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for one hour to enhance flakiness and develop flavor.
- Cookie Assembly: Preheat the oven and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread a thin layer of caramel sauce on one crust, then distribute the cooled, finely diced apple filling evenly.
- Lattice Crafting: Create an intricate lattice top by cutting the second crust into delicate strips and weaving them across the filling. Use a circular cookie cutter to shape individual cookies.
- Finishing Touches: Brush cookie tops with beaten egg for a lustrous finish. Generously sprinkle a cinnamon-sugar mixture over the cookies to add warmth and sweetness.
- Baking: Place cookies in the preheated oven and bake until they achieve a rich, golden-brown color with crisp, inviting edges.
Notes
- Prevent Apple Browning: Toss slices with lemon juice to maintain fresh color and prevent oxidation.
- Master Sauce Technique: Whisk cornstarch and spices thoroughly to eliminate lumps and create smooth, glossy consistency.
- Achieve Perfect Dough Texture: Work butter into flour quickly with cold hands to maintain chilled temperature for flakier pastry.
- Enhance Cookie Appearance: Egg wash and cinnamon-sugar topping create professional, bakery-quality golden finish with extra flavor depth.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg