Apple pie cookies are a delightful twist on traditional apple pie, offering all the flavors of the classic dessert in a portable, handheld form. These cookies typically consist of a buttery, flaky pie crust filled with a sweet and spiced apple filling. Here’s a description of how they might be made:
To make awesome apple pie cookies, start by preparing a pie crust dough. Roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut out rounds, similar to making traditional cookies.
For the apple filling, combine diced apples with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little lemon juice to add brightness and prevent browning.
Place a spoonful of the apple filling onto each round of pie crust dough. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape and crimp the edges with a fork to seal.
Brush the tops of the cookies with an egg wash for a shiny finish, and sprinkle with sugar for added sweetness and texture.
These apple pie cookies are perfect for snacking, sharing, or as a fun twist on a classic dessert.
Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 55mins | Additional: 30 mins | Total: 1 hr 55 mins | Servings: 24 | Yield: 24 cookies
It is my grandmother’s favorite recipe. It is a sticky, chewy, bite-sized apple pies.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- (4) eaches apples, peeled, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- (4) sheets pie crust pastries
- 1 tsp all-purpose flour
For the Icing:
- ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tbsp milk
Directions
Preheat oven 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Add and melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add apples, toss until coated with butter.
Then stir in brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves, cook and stir until apples have softened and sugars melt for 5 minutes.
Let it boil.
Combine water and cornstarch in a bowl.
Then stir cornstarch mixture into the apple mixture, cook and stir until apple mixture thickens for 5 minutes. Remove it from heat, and cool completely about 20 minutes.
Roll out a sheet of pie crust on a work surface with a rolling pin, cover with half of the cooled apple mixture.
Roll out a second pie crust sheet with a rolling pin; slice with a sharp knife into 1/2 “wide strips. Weave pie crust strips over apple mixture to create a lattice top.
Then flour a round cookie cutter or drinking glass.
Press cookie cutter through the dough to create 12 round pies. Transfer it to a baking sheet.
Bake until the crust is cooked through a golden brown in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
Then repeat with remaining pie crusts and apple mixture, and put on a second baking sheet.
Then bake in the oven until the crust turns golden brown and cook through about 20 minutes.
Add and combine confectioners’ sugar and a tsp of cinnamon in a mixing bowl; add a tsp of vanilla extract.
Then stir in milk slowly until you get your desired consistency is reached, drizzle over cooled pies.
Nutrition Facts:
Per Serving: 233.5 calories; fat 12.9g 20% DV; cholesterol 5.2mg 2% DV; sodium 209.8mg 8% DV; protein 2.2g 4% DV; carbohydrates 27.8g 9% DV.