Fruit pies are one of my favorite things to bake, but they're so much work!
Apple Pie Cookies
This makes the best apple pie filling ever.
Recipe Summary Apple Pie Cookies
Made with cream cheese, a warm apple filling, and dusted with cinnamon sugar... These things go quick in my house.Ingredients | Apple Pie Filling
1 cup butter
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (15.25 ounce) can apple pie filling, or as needed
2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour, 5 teaspoons sugar, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; mix until dough comes together.
Roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick round on a floured work surface. Cut out 48 circles with a cookie cutter.
Top 24 dough circles with a teaspoon of apple pie filling. Cover with remaining 24 dough circles. Crimp edges with a fork to seal. Arrange cookies on lined baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 23 to 29 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Roll warm cookies in sugar and cinnamon mixture until coated. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.
Info | Apple Pie Filling
prep:
30 mins
cook:
23 mins
additional:
15 mins
total:
1 hr 8 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
24 cookies
TAG : Apple Pie Cookies
Dessert Recipes, Fruit Dessert Recipes, Apple Dessert Recipes,
