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Apple Pie Cookies

Stop buying Crumbl and make bakery style Apple Pie Cookies at home. These soft and chewy apple spiced cookies topped with apple pie filling and a delicious buttery crumb topping are so much better. Make them mini or jumbo sized.If you are a fan of Bakery Style Cookies, this Apple Pie Cookie recipe is for you! Even Crumbl cookie lovers will ditch the pink box and want to make these at home. They are BETTER than Crumbl or expensive corner gourmet bakery cookie shop.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time31 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Pie Cookies
Servings: 14 cookies
Author: Jen Lunsford

Equipment

  • 1 5" Cookie/English Muffin Ring

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1/2 cup Butter softened
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 large Egg at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp Apple Cider or concentrated apple juice
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cup Flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp Apple Pie Spice
  • 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt

Filling

  • 1 1/4 cup Green Apple cored peeled and finely diced
  • 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup warm Water

Streusel

  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 3 tbsp Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • Line baking sheet with silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.

Make the Cookie Dough

  • In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and apple pie spice. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream the sugars and butter together until fluffy.
  • Add egg, vanilla and apple cider to sugar butter mixture and beat to combine.
  • Beat in the dry ingredients until just combined.
  • Portion dough into balls roughly 1" around and place on cookie sheet.
  • Use a teaspoon to make an indentation in the top of each. Set aside,

Make the Filling

  • Combine apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and water in a skillet over medium low heat. Cook until apples are tender (about 5 minutes).
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Make the Streusel

  • In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, sugar and flour.
  • Cut butter into pieces and add to dry ingredients.
  • Using a pastry cutter or fork, press butter into dry ingredients until they form a nice crumble, Set aside.

Assembly and Baking

  • Fill the indentation in each cookie with about 1 teaspoon of the filling.
  • Top with 1 teaspoon of the streusel.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges just strart to lightly brown.
  • At this time remove from oven and use a 5" ring swirled around the hot cookie to preserve the round shape.
  • Total baking time is about 12 minutes
  • Allow the cookies to cool.

Notes

  • Use room temperature butter and eggs when baking your cookies.
  • Do not overmix your cookie dough which causes a change in the texture and may cause you to have a flat crispy cookie.
  • Don't skip the crumb topping. It makes these cookies better than apple pie.
  • Do not over bake. If you like a soft and chewy cookie like Crumbl, you need to under-bake and allow the cookie to continue baking on the cookie sheet after being removed from the oven.
  • If you would like a bigger bakery style cookie, use about 3.5-4 oz of cookie dough for each cookie.
  • If you chill the dough, baking time will take a bit longer.
  • For a perfectly round cookie, immediately move a cookie or biscuit ring around the cookie to make it PERFECT!

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 301IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg