Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
on Jul 17, 2015, Updated Aug 29, 2024
Fall will be here before we know it and these Caramel Apple Pie Cookies will make for a comforting dessert. They resemble a mini apple pie and are super delish. Fun and easy too since they use simple store bought ingredients. Whip them up in just a few minutes time.
Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
I have always enjoyed fall. Fall foods are always so comforting. Apple desserts loaded with lots of cinnamon flavor and of course caramels are my favorites. Last fall, I shared quite a few apple recipes with you like our Dutch Apple Pie and also my favorite CopyCat Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice Cider. I am really enjoying our summer but I am also looking forward to the cool evenings and comforting foods of fall.
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I know most of you are not thinking about fall at the moment. Being a food blogger, I like to share my favorite recipes with you before the season actually arrives. This way, you have plenty of great seasonal recipes in mind for when you are ready to start your baking.
Having simple recipes that use store bought convenience items are some of my favorites. Having a recipe that I can whip up after school and have ready in a few minutes time can be nice. Recipes from scratch are always best if I have the time for leisurely baking.
If you are a fan of caramel apple pie, these cookies will quickly become one of your favorites. I used a store bought crust, canned apple pie filling, and my new favorite Smuckers Salted Caramel Topping (this stuff is amazing), plus some cinnamon and sugar. YUMMY! These little hand pie/cookies were so tasty. The cinnamon flavors and caramel were very addicting. I cheated and even drizzled mine with some additional caramel. I think I may have a slight addiction to caramel, ha ha.
Since this recipe only uses a few store bought ingredients, you will find it super simple. I was lazy and did not weave my strips of crust. You can always take the time to weave yours to make them look a bit more attractive. This recipe will be great with Homemade Apple Pie Filling. I am thinking they would be amazing with pumpkin pie filling for fall too!
INGREDIENTS
1 package Refrigerated Pie Crust (2 crusts)
5 oz Caramel Topping
10 oz Apple Pie Filling
1 Egg
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 cup Sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350.
Spray cookie sheet with non stick spray and set aside.
Allow crusts to warm slightly to make them easier to work with.
Dust work area with flour and slightly roll out crusts.
Spread a thin layer of caramel on one of the crusts.
Use a knife to chop pie filling into smaller pieces and spread over top of caramel.
Cut other crust into 1/2″ strips.
use strips to create a lattice top over pie covered crust.
Cut out circles and transfer to prepared baking sheet.
Beat egg in bowl until well blended.
Mix together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Brush lattice tops with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar mixture.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
These little Caramel Apple Cookies will make for a great fall dessert. Great for serving a handheld apple pie to your family and guest. Plus they will pack well in fall lunches too! Do you have a favorite fall cookie?
UPDATE: Many of you have been stating that this recipe is not working for you. When making these cookies they will seem as though they are really messy and not going to work. Once these are put in the oven and the caramel begins to cook in with the apples, you will have some oozing out. Trust me, they will come out just like my pictures with just a bit of trimming of the cooked caramel apple filling that oozes out.
Yes, there is waste of product in these so if you are afraid of wasting a bit of trimmings, this recipe will not be for you. I really liked how cute they were. Plus these cookies are super tasty so worth a little bit of waste IMO:)
Inspired by: Oh,Bite it!
Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package Refrigerated Pie Crust, 2 crusts
- 5 oz Caramel Topping
- 10 oz Apple Pie Filling
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 cup Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Spray cookie sheet with non stick spray and set aside.
- Allow crusts to warm slightly to make them easier to work with.
- Dust work area with flour and slightly roll out crusts.
- Spread a thin layer of caramel on one of the crusts.
- Use a knife to chop pie filling into smaller pieces and spread over top of caramel.
- Cut other crust into 1/2" strips.
- use strips to create a lattice top over pie covered crust.
- Cut out circles and transfer to prepared baking sheet.
- Beat egg in bowl until well blended.
- Mix together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Brush lattice tops with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar mixture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Looking for other great apple recipes? If so be sure to see some of these other recipes that I have shared…
If you use a triangular cookie cutter, they resemble a piece of pie AND best of all, you’ll get more cookies and very little scraps left over….
WOULD THESE KEEP LONG ENOUGH TO SHIP TO SERVICEMEN OVERSEAS?R PROBABLY A MONTH.
Did you ever get an answer?
These can be enjoyed anytime of year. You don’t have to wait until fall to have one.
Love these
What do you do with extra dough cut away. After you cut out the circles. How do you capture and use excess?
That was what I was wondering as well. Putting the toppings on first, you can’t re-roll. I would think there would be some odd shaped cookies here and there, because there’s no way I’d throw that away! Also was wondering about how many this makes.
Cut into squares rather than circles to eliminate any odd shaped remnants & to use ALL the dough.
I had no problems balling-up remaining dough to cut-out three more cookies. About 17 in all.
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These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
YUM – these look amazing!! What a fun twist on a regular cookie. Love it!
Yea they look great but how about a qty and how to store since I have a large family and need to make a bunch….
I have tried these and everyone that loves pie, love these. I use a 21 oz can of apple filling (Had about 1/2 cup left). With the two pie crusts I can get about 17 (mason jar lid size). Also, I cut the “cookie size” out first, then layer with caramel, apple filling, and crust strips. Eggs wash. Drizzle with your sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon. The temp on my stove , set at 350 degrees makes them just fine at about 25-30 minutes. I made mine for a style show, babyshower, and just because. Going to try cherry and peach next!
Thanks was wondering what to cut out the cookies with….Im not the susie homemaker in the kitchen so this helped with your comment about doing the cut outs first!
I was wondering if cutting them out first might work easier, I’m glad someone tried it. I can’t wait to make these.
Such a fun dessert for summer picnics! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
I love your apple pie cookies and I really wanted to feature them this week at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! But unfortunately you didn’t include a link back. We would love to see what you make this week! Thank you for sharing!
Cat
Visiting from Freedom Fridays- Happy August! These look amazing. Thank you for the recipe :)
Those look amazing! Can’t wait to make these with my apple-pie-loving daughter.
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OMG! I died and this is what heaven looks like! Have you ever heard of the word ‘perfection’? Because this is the perfect example! Wow, I still can’t believe how delicious this looks! I didn’t even know this was possible! This is now my number 1 favourite cookie, no doubt about that!
I’m so adding this to my July Favourites next week!
Found you from “This is how we roll” linky party. These look delicious! and soo creative!! Definitely would be a great dessert for Thanksgiving as well!
All of those recipes sound good. I want to make the fried apples
Oh my! I’m glad to see I’m not the only one getting excited about the fall. It is without question my favorite season and lately I have really started wanting to do “fall” things! These look DELICIOUS. Thank you!
Rachel, I live for the Fall/ Autumn season. Life would be perfect if I could live in Vermont the whole season. :-) I can’t wait to try this cookie & pie recipe! Yummy!!
These cookies look amazing! I can’t wait to try them this fall.
Courtney
courtneylthings.blogspot.com
I love these cookies!!! Like a mini portable pie!
This recipe has made my day!! I love apple pie and this is just AMAZING!!! Pinned! I would love for you to share this at my link party Making Memories Mondays going on now! There’s a great cash giveaway too!
Cathy