Apple Pie Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Packed with warm flavors, the apple, cinnamon, vanilla, and buttery goodness of these apple pie cookies tastes just like home! When the weather turns colder, this dessert will warm you up!

Prep Time25

Cook Time13

Chilling Time2

Total Time2 38

Course: Dessert, Snacks & Dessert, Snacks & Treats

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple pie, Apple Pie Cookies, Cookies

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 155kcal

Author: Cynthia Rusincovitch

Ingredients

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter at room temperature
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 medium eggs room temperature
1 large tart apple or 2 small ones, peeled and diced

Instructions

Use an electric mixer to cream the butter, add white and brown sugar, and mix until smooth and creamy. It is essential to achieve a soft cream before following the next step.
Add both eggs, one at a time, mixing very well after each addition. Eggs should be at room temperature; otherwise, they will break the butter emulsion, resulting in crispy and hard cookies. Next, add vanilla extract and mix to combine.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon) in a different bowl. Then add them to the creamy batter. Use a spatula to combine; the result should be a stiff batter. Finally, fold in diced apple and mix.
Cover the bowl in film paper and let it chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours. The chilling process is key to the flavor and chewiness of the cookies. If possible, refrigerate it overnight.
Before baking the cookies, preheat the oven to 350F and prepare at least two baking trays with baking paper. Scoop cookie batter into the prepared baking tray, leaving 2 inches between them. Lightly flatten the top with the bottom of a glass.
Bake the cookies for 13 to 16 minutes or until the edges are set and lightly golden. More cooking time will result in crispy cookies, less cooking time more chewy cookies. For example, I baked them for 16 minutes, rotating the trays to get even baking in every cookie, and the result was chewy cookies in the center while crispy in the edges.
After baking, let the cookies cool on a cooling rack. They will slightly harden when cool.

Notes

Who can say no to buttery-chewy cookies? This time we´ve baked these apple-fallish-flavored cookies, which are way too good.

Taste-wise, they're sweet, packed with a good amount of diced apples (you'll get one piece in every bite!), and flavored with cinnamon and vanilla extract.

Texture-wise they're chewy, with a soft center and a slightly crispy base.

Tips

If you can make this cookie batter in advance to chill it overnight, you won’t regret it. Refrigerating the cookie batter allows the flour to hydrate and absorb all the butter and ground ginger flavors.

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