The original recipe was so much fun to make and I just had to put my own little twist on it. I added pie filling and viola! Apple pie cookies were born! The pie filling was just what the cookie needed. An awesome punch of flavor, with the buttery cookie and touch of cinnamon. It is just like a bite size pie but better since it is a cookie! Once again, sorry for the awful pics....someday I will get a better camera and learn how to make food look as good as it tastes!!
Apple Pie Cookies
Makes about 20 large cookies
Crumb Topping:
1/2 Cup butter, softened
1/3 Cup brown sugar
1/3 Cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 Cup flour
Mix all ingredients and set aside in fridge
Cookies:
1 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Cups flour
Pie filling - Any type of pie will work
Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a non stick cookie sheet or spray your cookie sheet pan.
For the cookies:
Mix together butter and sugars until smooth. Add cinnamon, eggs, and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy. Then mix in baking soda, salt, and flour until just combined.
Scoop out cookies using a cookie scoop (3 Tbsp) size or use a large spoon. Make sure the dough is in a ball if you use a normal spoon. I put 8 cookies per sheet. Make a fairly deep indent into each cookie. I use a smaller cookie scoop to do this but a small spoon or your fingers would work great too. Make the hole big enough to get all that delicious filling and crumb top on there. For any chunky pie fillings cut up into smaller pieces before you fill the cookie. Spoon the pie filling into the cookie and top with about 1 Tbsp of crumb topping. Press the crumb topping down into the pie filling and don't be afraid to pack it in there!
Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to get golden.
Let cookies cool for a few minutes and dust with powdered sugar. Transfer to a cooling rack or your counter. They taste the best slightly warm....mmmm... enjoy!