Salted Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
Buttery spiced cookies filled with tender cinnamon apples and drizzled with rich salted caramel - a perfect handheld version of classic apple pie.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
all-purpose flour
375 g
granulated sugar
100 g
brown sugar
100 g
unsalted butter (softened)
170 g
large egg
1 piece
vanilla extract
5 ml
baking soda
2 g
salt
3 g
ground cinnamon
3 g
ground nutmeg
1 g
Apple Filling
granny smith apples (peeled, cored, diced)
300 g
brown sugar
50 g
butter
30 g
ground cinnamon
2 g
cornstarch
8 g
Salted Caramel
granulated sugar
200 g
heavy cream
120 ml
butter
60 g
sea salt flakes
3 g
Instructions
Prepare Cookie Dough
Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then add egg and vanilla.
Mix Dry Ingredients
Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until just combined.
Chill Cookie Dough
Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes to prevent spreading.
Cook Apple Filling
Sauté diced apples with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch until softened.
Prepare Salted Caramel
Melt sugar until amber, then carefully add cream and butter. Stir in sea salt.
Form Cookies
Scoop dough, create indent, fill with apple mixture, and top with more dough.
Bake Cookies
Bake at 175°C for 12-15 minutes until golden brown around edges.
Finish with Caramel
Drizzle warm cookies with salted caramel and sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Caramel may firm up when chilled - warm slightly before serving.
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