Description
Sweet and nostalgic apple pie cookies bring classic American dessert flavors into bite-sized treats. Crisp pastry edges and warm cinnamon notes create irresistible comfort that you will savor with each delightful morsel.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ¼ cups (390 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (100 g) white granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) white granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) brown sugar, packed
- 3 Gala apples, peeled and sliced
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter
- 1 ½ tsps ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream, at room temperature
Instructions
- Crafting Apple Pie Filling: Melt butter in a saucepan, blend sliced apples with brown sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon, simmering until the mixture thickens and apples soften, approximately 5 minutes. Cool completely.
- Creating Salted Caramel: Carefully transform sugar into a rich amber color, gradually introduce butter cubes while whisking, then slowly pour heavy cream, stirring as the mixture bubbles. Incorporate vanilla and salt, then set aside to cool.
- Preparing Cookie Dough: Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl. Whisk melted butter with brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs until smooth. Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, allowing dough to rest for 10 minutes.
- Baking Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form dough into uniform balls, creating circular indentations using a measuring cup or spice jar.
- Baking Process: Bake for 11 minutes, reinforcing the center indentation. Continue baking 1-3 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
- Finishing Touches: Brush cookies with melted butter and coat edges with cinnamon sugar. Fill cookie centers with prepared apple pie filling and generously drizzle salted caramel over the top of each cookie.
Notes
- Chill Dough Effectively: Resting the dough for 10 minutes helps develop better cookie texture and prevents spreading during baking.
- Master Caramel Technique: Watch sugar closely while melting to avoid burning; use medium-low heat and constant stirring for smooth, perfect caramel.
- Precision in Indentation: Create uniform cookie centers by using a consistent tool like a measuring cup or spice jar to ensure even filling placement.
- Temperature Control: Remove cookies from oven when edges are golden brown to maintain soft centers and prevent over-baking, which can lead to dry cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg