Description
Delightful apple pie cookies blend homemade comfort with portable charm, creating miniature desserts packed with cinnamon-spiced flavors. Crisp pastry edges and warm apple filling invite sweet memories, promising delectable moments you’ll savor with each delicious bite.
Ingredients
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Pie Crust Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Apple Filling Ingredients:
- 2 Granny Smith apples (peeled and finely diced)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Pinch of allspice
Spice Measurements:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 milliliters) nutmeg
- Pinch of allspice
Instructions
- Prepare the pastry dough by combining flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor, blending until uniform.
- Incorporate cold butter cubes into the mixture, pulsing until the texture resembles coarse, crumbly fragments.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, processing until the dough coheres into a unified mass.
- Encase the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 60 minutes to firm and develop flavor.
- Create the apple filling by gently tossing diced apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, allowing flavors to meld.
- Heat the oven to 350°F, preparing a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the chilled dough to a thin 1/8-inch thickness, cutting precise 3-inch circular shapes.
- Deposit a small mound of spiced apple mixture directly in the center of each pastry circle.
- Carefully lift and crimp the pastry edges upward, forming rustic-style mini tarts and ensuring complete sealing.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until the edges transform into a rich, golden-brown color and the filling bubbles slightly.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain crisp cookie edges during baking.
- Use cold butter and handle pastry minimally to ensure a flaky, tender texture in your cookies.
- Substitute gluten-free flour blend for a celiac-friendly version without compromising the delicate cookie structure.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 201
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg