Apple Pie Cookies

Apple Pie Cookies – sticky and chewy, bite-sized confection pies. typically the regular previous pie direction is simply an excessive amount of afters to handle. These adhesive bites bring you the most effective of each worlds: the fruity-caramel flavor of ancient pie, with all of the convenience of a straightforward cookie recipe! (No fork required!!!)

I know, I haven’t extremely fictitious quandary, you have got seen cookies like this on the net within the previous couple of years as expected. Mostly, those square measure fast straightforward|and straightforward|and easy} recipes that you would like simply some simple store bought ingredients (frozen pie shell and canned pie filling).

Since our fruit tree within the garden did alright this year, it'd be crazy of Pine Tree State to shop for filling once I will build homemade  filling from these contemporary apples. Of course, if you have got homemade  filling, you want to have homemade  crust. Ok, let’s not child ourselves, if you think that I created caramel sauce myself, well, not this point. however ever abundant change of state is fun on behalf of me, I don’t really need to pay all my free time within the room.

If you wish the concept of those mini apple pies, and you don’t extremely have abundant time, be absolve to use the shortcuts and take cold pie shell and a will of pie Filling. in mere some minutes, you'll build identically tasty pie Cookies. If you’re not hungry for cookies you or apple primarily based baking you'll continually bake one thing totally different, sort of a magic cake or the a good tasting spread cheesecake.

If you have got the time for baking, you combine the crust, peel the apple and build the filling. But, additionally if you're in a very hurry, it doesn’t mean that you just can’t treat yourself with heat, juicy mini pies as a result of the shop bought ingredients extremely build the work easier. Coat one crust with caramel, unfold the pie filling, cut the second pie shell into strips and canopy the filling, cut the cookies, sprinkle it with cinnamon-sugar and your mini pies square measure prepared for the kitchen appliance. when half AN hour, you'll pour yourself a cup of milk and luxuriate in your hand-crafted pie Cookies.

Ingredients

For Apple Pie Filling :

• 3 apples (about 1 lbs.)-peeled and sliced into 8 slices each
• 1–2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoon white sugar
• 3 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoon corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• A dash of nutmeg
• 3/4 cup water

For Pie Crust :

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into cubes-chilled
• 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup ice water
• (or you can use 1 package Refrigerated Pie Crust (2 crusts))

Filling and Topping:

• 1  and 3/4 cups apple pie filling-chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 egg -lightly beaten
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

To make Apple Pie Filling:

1. Toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
2. In a saucepan or a pot combine cornstarch, sugar, browned sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and water. Stir well and bring to a boil over medium-high heat whisking constantly. Let it boil 2 minutes until thick, then stir in apple slices.
3. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot and let it simmer about 10 minutes. Apples should be soft but not mushy (cooking time depend on sort of apples). Remove apples from heat and leave them covered to soften and cooled.
4. When it’s cooled take out the apples from the sauce and chop into small pieces, set aside.
5. To make Pie Crust:
6. In a large mixing bowl place flour, salt and sugar and mix to combine.
7. Using a pastry blender incorporate chilled butter cubes into the flour mixture(the mixture should resemble coarse meal)
8. Drizzle 2 tablespoons ice water over the mixture and blend, repeat with another 2 tablespoons water. When you squeeze the dough it should holds together (you may have to add more water if the dough crumbles, add 1 tablespoon at a time)
9. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, flatten and form two disc, pack each disc with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
10. Lightly dust working surface with flour, place chilled dough, dust the dough and the rolling pin, too. Turn the dough as you rolling to prevent it from sticking. Roll it out 1/8-inch thick.
11. Repeat the process with the other disc.

Assembling the Apple Pie Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, line cookie sheet with parchment paper, spray with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. Spread the caramel sauce onto one pie crust.
3. Spread chopped apple pie filling over caramel and gently tap the filling with your palms.
4. Cut second pie crust into 1/2 inch strips and create a lattice top over the filling.
5. Using round cookie cutter (about 2.5 inch) cut out the cookies and place them onto baking sheet.
6. Beat the egg with a fork and brush the top of cookies.
7. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle the cookies generously.
8. Bake 20-30 minutes (until golden brown).

Recipe From : Oh My Goodness Chocolate Dessert