Apple Pie Cookies

By Ellie

12 Person

85 Minutes

123 Calories

These apple pie cookies are stuffed with delicious homemade apple pie filling and caramel, then surrounded by flakey pie crust. These mini pies are absolutely addictive, although I’m still not sure if they should be called mini pies, cookies or hand pies… I can’t explain how delicious they are and a huge part of that is the homemade caramel. Each bite has the perfect combination of apple, caramel, and flakey crunch.

Ingredients

Caramel

salt
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup cream
5 tbsp. butter unsalted
1 cup brown sugar

Egg Wash

1 tbsp. cream
1 egg

Dough

1/2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. all-spice
2 tsp. cinnamon
4 tbsp. ice water
16 tbsp. unsalted butter chilled
1/2 tsp. sea salt
4 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups flour

Filling

nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup sugar
3 pounds apples
2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Method

01

Combine ingredients in small pot and heat over medium-low heat while whisking. Cook 7-8 minutes. You will notice when the caramel begins to thicken. Remove from heat and set aside.
02

Once your apples are roughly chopped, put them in a bowl and add the sugar, spices and lemon juice. Toss them around to make sure they are evenly coated.
03

In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook stirring until the sugar dissolves about 2 minutes. Cover it up, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the apples soften and release most of their juices, about 7 minutes.
04

Strain the apples in a colander over a medium bowl to catch all the juice. Shake the colander to get as much liquid as possible. Return the juices to the skillet, and simmer over medium heat until thickened and lightly caramelized, about 8-10 minutes.
05

In a medium bowl, toss the apples with the reduced juice and spices. Set aside to cool completely. Chop into small pieces once cool and return to bowl.
06

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and spices. Whisk together. Grate in chilled butter and drizzle in ice-cold water. Mix using a fork. You can also whiz together in a food processor.
07

Shape into two disks, wrap in plastic and chill for 20 minutes. Crack an egg into a small bowl and add a tablespoon of cream them mix well and chill until ready to use for egg wash.
08

Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. One half of the dough is for the bases and the other half is for the lattice tops. You will want to chill the dough for the lattice tops until just before cutting the strips and arranging on top.
09

Cut into circles. Brush with caramel. Add about 1 tablespoon of the apple pie filling to the center of each circle. Brush edge with egg wash. Arrange the lattice top and brush with egg wash again.
10

Cut and remove excess with the same round cutter you used for the base. Sprinkle with sugar (and cinnamon if desired) and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

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Apple Pie Cookies

4.5

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 12 servings
Calorie 123 Kcal
Prep Time 45 Mins
Cook Time 40 Mins
Total Time 85 Mins

02 Ingredients

Caramel

salt

1 tbsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup cream

5 tbsp. butter unsalted

1 cup brown sugar

Egg Wash

1 tbsp. cream

1 egg

Dough

1/2 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. all-spice

2 tsp. cinnamon

4 tbsp. ice water

16 tbsp. unsalted butter chilled

1/2 tsp. sea salt

4 tbsp. granulated sugar

2 1/2 cups flour

Filling

nutmeg

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 cup unsalted butter

2/3 cup sugar

3 pounds apples

2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

03 Method

Step 1

Combine ingredients in small pot and heat over medium-low heat while whisking. Cook 7-8 minutes. You will notice when the caramel begins to thicken. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 2

Once your apples are roughly chopped, put them in a bowl and add the sugar, spices and lemon juice. Toss them around to make sure they are evenly coated.

Step 3

In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook stirring until the sugar dissolves about 2 minutes. Cover it up, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the apples soften and release most of their juices, about 7 minutes.

Step 4

Strain the apples in a colander over a medium bowl to catch all the juice. Shake the colander to get as much liquid as possible. Return the juices to the skillet, and simmer over medium heat until thickened and lightly caramelized, about 8-10 minutes.

Step 5

In a medium bowl, toss the apples with the reduced juice and spices. Set aside to cool completely. Chop into small pieces once cool and return to bowl.

Step 6

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and spices. Whisk together. Grate in chilled butter and drizzle in ice-cold water. Mix using a fork. You can also whiz together in a food processor.

Step 7

Shape into two disks, wrap in plastic and chill for 20 minutes. Crack an egg into a small bowl and add a tablespoon of cream them mix well and chill until ready to use for egg wash.

Step 8

Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. One half of the dough is for the bases and the other half is for the lattice tops. You will want to chill the dough for the lattice tops until just before cutting the strips and arranging on top.

Step 9

Cut into circles. Brush with caramel. Add about 1 tablespoon of the apple pie filling to the center of each circle. Brush edge with egg wash. Arrange the lattice top and brush with egg wash again.

Step 10

Cut and remove excess with the same round cutter you used for the base. Sprinkle with sugar (and cinnamon if desired) and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

04 Author

Ellie

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