Caramel Apple Pie Cookies

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These caramel apple pie cookies feature a soft and chewy butter cookie base with a caramelized apple center, rich drizzles of caramel sauce, and crushed cinnamon crunch cereal on top.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 40

Servings cookies

Calories 181kcal

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (110g) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 tablespoon (10g) cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Apple Pie Filling

1 lb (about 3 medium) apples, peeled, cored, and diced into 1/4-inch cubes
3 tablespoons (45g) packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Crushed cinnamon crunch cereal for topping
1/4 cup jarred or homemade caramel sauce

Instructions

Cookie Dough

Place butter and both sugars in the bowl of a large stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment OR in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon. Mix on medium speed or by hand until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, beating well until smooth.
In a medium separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture, folding until dough is just combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours.

Apple Pie Filling

Combine apple, brown sugar, maple syrup, and spices in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring apples to a simmer and allow to cook 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally until apples are tender and syrupy. Allow to cool slightly.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Remove dough from refrigerator and scoop into 2-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets and indent the center with your thumb or the back of a greased tablespoon, being careful not to push through the bottom of cookie.
Scoop about 1 tablespoon apple pie filling into cookie centers. Bake cookies at 350F 10-12 minutes until edges of cookies are a light golden-brown.
Fill cookie centers with a little additional apple pie filling if there is any leftover. Top cookies with crushed cereal and a few drizzles of caramel sauce. Allow cookies to cool on sheet pan 10 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing Instructions

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

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