This recipe creates a delightful treat that marries the flavors of apple pie and freshly baked cookies. It starts with a cinnamon cookie base, a buttery dough mixed with brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs, accented with ground cinnamon. The flour, cornstarch, and baking powder are blended in to form a soft dough. Each cookie is baked with a depression in the center to hold the filling. The apple pie filling, made from gala apples, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, is cooked until the apples are tender and the sauce is thickened. Once the cookies are cool, they're brushed with melted butter and rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture for added sweetness and spice. Each cookie is then filled with the apple pie filling and drizzled with a homemade salted caramel sauce, creating a delicious fusion of flavors.
Ingredients:
- Apple Pie Filling: 3 gala apples, ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 tbsp unsalted butter, 1 tbsp cornstarch, ½ tsp ground cinnamon.
- Salted Caramel: ½ cup white sugar, 2 tbsp unsalted butter, ¼ cup heavy cream, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp vanilla extract.
- Cinnamon Cookies: 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup white sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 large eggs, 2 tbsp melted butter for brushing, ½ cup white sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon for rolling.
Instructions:
- Filling: Cook sliced apples, brown sugar, butter, cornstarch, cinnamon until bubbly and thickened.
- Caramel: Melt sugar, add butter, cream, vanilla, salt, cool.
- Cookies: Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cornstarch, salt. Cream butter, sugars, vanilla, eggs, combine with dry ingredients. Chill dough, shape, bake with a depression in each, cool.
- Assembly: Brush cookies with melted butter, roll in cinnamon sugar, fill with apple pie filling, drizzle with caramel.
Indulge in the cozy and comforting flavors of these Cinnamon Cookies filled with apple pie and drizzled with salted caramel. Perfect for sharing during a family gathering or as a special treat with friends, these cookies are sure to delight and satisfy. Enjoy the process of baking these little wonders and the joy of sharing them, as they bring together the best of homey desserts in one delightful package. Gather around, bake, and savor the delicious moments these cookies create.
