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Way Better than pie, Apple cinnamon pie cookies

If an apple pie was a cookie, it would be just like this! It is the most soft, crisp apple cinnamon pie cookie with perfectly spiced cooked apples topped with a crisp cinnamon crumble.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 large cookies

Ingredients
  

Apple cinnamon cookie dough

  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter cold, cubed
  • 1 large egg cold
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch

Apple cinnamon filling

  • 2 large apples cut, cubed ½ in
  • 4 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 4 teaspoon water divided

Apple cinnamon crumble

  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter softened

Instructions
 

Cinnamon cookie dough

  • In a stand mixer or large bowl add in the cubed cold butter, and both sugars and cream.
  • Scrape the sides of the bowl and then add in the egg and vanilla, mix and then scrape the bowl again.
  • Incorporate all the dry ingredients and mix. The dough should not be sticky, it should almost be playdoh like.
  • Divide the dough into 6 balls. They should roughly be ¼ cup each.
  • Roll the dough into a smooth ball and with a small cylinder object slowly press in into the middle of the ball to create a well. Make sure there is enough cookie dough on the bottom to prevent the apple filling from falling through. (Please see photos above as an example.)
  • Place the pressed cookie dough balls onto a cookie sheet pan and freeze for at least 1 hour.

Apple Filling

  • Cut and peel the apples into ½-inch cubes and place in a saucepan. Add in half the water, sugar and vanilla extract and cook on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until the apples are soft.
  • With a small sized bowl mix in the cornstarch and remaining water to create a slurry.
  • Add the slurry into the apple mixture when it's done cooking. The apple filling should thicken almost immediately. Take them out of the saucepan and allow it to cool on the side.

Cookie crumble

  • Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until its thoroughly mixed. Squeeze some of the mixture into the palm of your hands to create bigger clumps.

Baking the Cookies:

  • Preheat Oven to 400℉
  • Take the cookie doughs out of the freezer and place them onto a cookie sheet pan making sure there is enough room for the cookie to just lightly spread.
  • Fill the cavity of the cookie with a spoonful of the apple filling and then the same with the crumble filling making sure to press the crumble in so it sticks to the cookie.
  • Bake the cookies for 9-12 minutes, checking at 9 minutes to make sure they don't burn. If at 9 minutes they need a little more time, then add another 2 minutes. The top of the crumble should be golden brown, and the sides of the cookies will be a little firm to touch. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
  • Once done, take them out of the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes before enjoying.
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