Apple pie cookies have all of the elements of apple pie, however in cookie kind! My recipe makes use of a selfmade apple pie filling and even consists of an non-obligatory “a la mode” ornament. Recipe features a how-to video!
Apple Pie in Cookie Kind
These apple pie cookies are connoisseur cookies impressed by traditional apple pie! They’re enjoyable to make (a course of, however a worthwhile one!) and can be a really distinctive and welcomed addition to your Thanksgiving dessert desk.
These apple pie cookies have:
- Flavorful cookie base (similar to what I take advantage of for my espresso cake cookies) that’s rigorously designed to not be too candy or wealthy.
- Genuine apple pie filling! The filling does have to be cooked on the range first; I speak extra about this beneath.
- Crumbly, buttery streusel topping constituted of my simple streusel recipe that requires NO pastry cutter (anybody else completely hate that factor?)!
- Easy vanilla glaze and lovable buttercream ice cream scoops (!!) 🤩
Okay, technically the glaze and “ice cream” are non-obligatory, however aren’t they enjoyable? You might count on the “ice cream” to be too candy to be palatable (particularly when you see how a lot sugar goes into it), however, virtually weirdly, it’s not. It’s largely only for present, however actually, it really tastes good, too! When you don’t really feel like doing each, I’d suggest a minimum of doing the glaze.
YES, there are numerous elements to this recipe and a number of steps, however these cookies are such a enjoyable undertaking that I actually loved making. I hope you’re keen on them too!
What You Want
You want fairly a couple of substances to make these apple pie cookies (15 to be precise, in the event you make the glaze and ice cream too!), however most are pantry staples.
- Apples. We’re basically making an apple pie filling (if it seems acquainted, it’s as a result of it’s intently tailored from my superb apple turnovers) for the facilities. A agency, tart apple, like Granny Smith, works greatest right here, they maintain their form effectively with out turning into mushy or too weepy and hold the cookie from being too candy. Precooking the apples works greatest, since uncooked apples don’t develop into smooth sufficient or yield sufficient taste (even after being baked within the cookies).
- Brown sugar. I take advantage of gentle brown sugar in almost each element of those apple pie cookies! When you don’t have any readily available or run out throughout baking, learn my publish on tips on how to make brown sugar.
- Cornstarch. This thickens our filling. I additionally use some within the cookie dough to stop the cookies from spreading an excessive amount of and to maintain them good and smooth.
- Butter. We’ll use softened unsalted butter for the cookies and melted (sure, melted!) butter for the streusel. In contrast to conventional recipes, my streusel recipe comes collectively in seconds, no pastry cutter required. That is all because of melted butter!
- Vanilla. I take advantage of common vanilla extract within the cookie dough and vanilla bean paste within the glaze and “ice cream” scoops. The paste has little flecks of vanilla beans, which makes the buttercream scoops look much more like real-deal ice cream. When you don’t have vanilla bean paste, common vanilla extract will work simply positive!
SAM’S TIP: When you overlook to set your eggs out forward of time, allow them to sit in a bowl of heat water for 10-Quarter-hour. This can carry them to room temperature rapidly.
Bear in mind, that is simply an summary of the substances I used and why. For the complete recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the publish!
The right way to Make Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Pie Filling
- Stir collectively the apples, sugar, butter, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a pan over medium-low warmth. As soon as the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved, improve the warmth to medium and let the combination come to a simmer.
- Proceed simmering for five minutes, stirring often. Take away from the warmth as soon as the apples are tender, then pour right into a heatproof bowl. Switch to the fridge to chill when you make the cookie dough.
Cookie Dough
- Cream collectively the butter and sugars till gentle and fluffy.
- Stir within the eggs and vanilla till mixed.
- Whisk the dry substances collectively in a separate bowl.
- Regularly add the dry substances to the moist substances till fully mixed, then cowl and place the dough within the fridge to relax.
Streusel
- Mix the flour, sugars, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl, then drizzle the cooled melted butter overtop.
- Claw/toss the combination collectively with a fork till it’s clumpy. Don’t work it collectively an excessive amount of or you’ll create a paste.
Meeting
- Roll the dough. Scoop about 2 Tablespoons and roll between your palms till clean. Indent the facilities of every cookie utilizing the again of a cookie scoop.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of the filling into every indentation.
- Press about 1 tablespoon of streusel (I simply do a small handful) over the filling, ensuring to fully cowl it.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes at 350F or till the sides flip a lightweight golden brown. Let the cookies cool fully earlier than adorning, they’ll be a bit fragile once they’re heat.
SAM’S TIP: When indenting the cookies, don’t press too far. If the underside of the indent is just too shallow, then the the filling may develop into too heavy for it and fall by the underside.
Glaze/Frosting Ornament
- Cream the butter, salt, and vanilla till clean, then progressively add the sugar ½ cup at a time. Wait till every addition is totally integrated earlier than including the following.
- Examine the frosting consistency: it needs to be a stiff, rollable dough that’s virtually like play dough. If it’s not, add extra powdered sugar.
- Whisk collectively the glaze, then drizzle it over your cookies.
- Add a 1 tablespoon sized scoop of the buttercream over the glaze. Let the glaze harden, then get pleasure from!
Incessantly Requested Questions
You may, however why would you?
Alright, alright! I perceive, every part can’t all the time be from scratch and I don’t see why store-bought wouldn’t work right here.
However for the document, I like to recommend making your personal. Do-it-yourself may have the most effective taste and sweetness stage, whereas store-bought may very well be inconsistent or simply means too candy. When you should use the premade sort, pinky-promise me you’ll attempt it someday sooner or later from scratch and observe that you’ll want about 1.5 cups of pie filling.
Sure! Every element of those cookies (besides the vanilla glaze) will be made and saved upfront. The pie filling will be saved within the fridge in a sealed container for 3 days, the dough will be lined and saved within the fridge for 3 days, the streusel will be saved in a sealed container at room temperature for (you guessed it) 3 days, and the buttercream will be saved in a sealed container at room temperature for two days or within the fridge for a minimum of every week. Word that the buttercream will get very stiff within the fridge, so I’d suggest scooping/rolling it earlier than chilling.
I don’t see why not! You may attempt utilizing any of the fillings from my hand pies; simply be certain that to let it cool earlier than including it to the cookies. Beware that any fillings which can be notably juicy/moist may trigger the cookie to develop into soggy.
So there you’ve got it. Apple pie cookies are the most recent, Fall-infused addition to my rising connoisseur cookie assortment.
When you’re having fun with these barely outrageous cookies, let me know what others you’d prefer to see (and take a look at my blueberry muffin cookies and strawberry cheesecake cookies within the meantime!).
Get pleasure from! -Sam
Let’s bake collectively! I’ll be strolling you thru all of the steps in my written recipe and video beneath! When you do this recipe, remember to tag me on Instagram, and you can too discover me on YouTube and Fb
Apple Pie Cookies
Servings: 24 servings
Energy: 420kcal
Substances
Buttercream “ice cream”
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Directions
Apple Filling
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Mix apples, sugar, butter, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a medium sized skillet over medium-low warmth. Stir regularly till butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
3 cups (350 g) cored, peeled, diced apples, ¼ cup (50 g) gentle brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons (28 g) butter, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon
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Enhance warmth to medium and convey to a simmer. Simmer for five minutes, stirring often, till apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
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Take away from warmth and pour right into a heatproof bowl. Place within the fridge when you put together the dough.
Cookie Dough
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Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Put aside.
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Mix softened butter and sugars in a big bowl and use an electrical mixer (or a stand mixer with paddle attachment) to beat till gentle and fluffy.
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, 1 cup (200 g) gentle brown sugar
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Add eggs and vanilla and stir till mixed.
2 giant eggs, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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In a separate, medium-sized bowl whisk collectively flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
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Regularly add dry substances to moist, stirring till fully mixed.
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Cowl bowl with plastic wrap and place within the fridge to relax barely when you put together the streusel.
Streusel
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Soften butter in a small bowl and permit to chill till now not heat to the contact.
6 Tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter
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Mix flour, sugars, salt and cinnamon in medium-sized bowl and stir till mixed.
1 ¼ cups (155 g) all-purpose flour, ½ cup (100 g) gentle brown sugar, ⅓ cup (65 g) granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Drizzle cooled butter into flour combination and claw along with a fork till you’ve got a clumpy streusel.
Meeting
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Take away apple filling and cookie dough from fridge.
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Scoop dough by 2 Tablespoon-sized balls and roll till clean. Place on baking sheet and make an indent within the cookie (I used the again of the cookie scoop to make indent – don’t push too deep or make the cookie too skinny or the cookie received’t have the ability to help the load of it after baking)).
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Scoop a stage Tablespoon of filling into the indent you simply created
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Take a small handful of streusel (about 1 Tablespoon) and nestle gently into the filling. Use sufficient to fully cowl the filling.
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Switch to middle rack of 350F (175C) oven for 13-14 minutes or till edges start to show a lightweight golden brown. Permit to chill fully earlier than adorning with glaze and “ice cream” (beneath, if utilizing).
Buttercream “ice cream”:
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Beat butter, salt, and vanilla in giant bowl utilizing an electrical mixer till butter is clean.
½ cups (113 g) unsalted butter, ⅛ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
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Add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time, ready till every cup is totally blended earlier than including extra. As soon as completed, the buttercream needs to be very stiff, virtually a play-dough like consistency. It needs to be simple to roll right into a ball. Add extra powdered sugar, if wanted, to achieve correct consistency.
3 cups (375 g) powdered sugar
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Put aside when you put together the vanilla bean glaze.
Vanilla glaze
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Whisk collectively powdered sugar with 1 Tablespoon of milk and vanilla bean paste till fully mixed. Add further milk, a splash at a time, till glaze is clean and ribbons off of your whisk.
1 cup (125 g) powdered sugar, 1-2 Tablespoons complete milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
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Drizzle glaze on cookie. Scoop buttercream by one Tablespoon sized scoop and place on cookie, gently nestling onto the glaze (which can assist “cement” it).
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Permit glaze to harden earlier than having fun with.
Notes
Apples
That is about 4 small apples for me. I like to recommend Granny Smith apples for greatest outcomes. They’re tart and agency and lend themselves effectively to those cookies. Alternatively it’s possible you’ll use one other tart, agency apple. Softer apples, like Mcintosh, aren’t supreme.
Cookie indents
Don’t make the indentation within the cookie too deep, if there’s not sufficient cookie dough on the underside the cookie received’t be steady.
Storing
Retailer in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days or within the fridge for as much as every week.
Vitamin
Serving: 1cookie | Energy: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 4g | Fats: 16g | Saturated Fats: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 4g | Trans Fats: 1g | Ldl cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 501IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
Dietary data relies on third-party calculations and needs to be thought of an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will range based mostly upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking methodology, portion sizes, and extra.
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