Loaded amongst homemade apple tree pie filling, these Apple Pie Cookies are the perfect autumn sweetness treat. They're similar eating a mini piddling 4-bite apple tree pie! Make a batch for tailgating, game twenty-four hours nibbling, later schoolhouse snacking, or toss them inward lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.
Now a-days, nosotros caput for a twenty-four hours trip to the North Carolina mountains to larn our {almost} annual stash of fresh apples. But every bit a kid? Apple picking meant but a quick piddling popular through the woods from our draw of piece of work solid to the local apple tree orchard.
And admittedly on occasion, us kids would brand a quick piddling sneak assault on i of the dorsum apple tree trees to view a snack ... running a mad dash dorsum into the woods to bask it thence nosotros wouldn't larn caught. Thankfully, I never got caught ... but I produce scream upwards hearing the orchard farmer vociferation at my blood brother a fourth dimension or two!
I filled the cookies amongst a chunky homemade apple tree pie filling as well as made them a size that's pretty much a hand-held, 4-bite mini apple tree pie.
Well, I decided these adorable piddling Apple Pie Cookies would live a fantastic means to bask some of our latest apple tree picking haul. And I was correct ... because these cookies are enjoyable, indeed.
I filled the cookies amongst a chunky homemade apple tree pie filling as well as made them a size that's pretty much a hand-held, 4-bite mini apple tree pie.
Keep inward hear the crust-to-filling ratio on these mini pies is higher than for a traditional apple tree pie. So, for all yous crust lovers out there, here's an apple tree pie that's an added bonus for you!
Start yesteryear making a chunky apple tree pie filling on the stove top. Just gently simmer some chopped apples, spices, cornstarch, as well as a chip of H2O for close 10 minutes until thickened.
Cut rounds from prepared pie crust as well as thence identify a dollop of apple tree filling inward the middle of some of the rounds ...
Then flexure the edges amongst the tines of a fork to seal the cookies.
Once sealed, brush each pie cookie amongst egg wash, existence certain to larn some egg launder over the entire surface of the cookie ... fifty-fifty the crimped edges.
The egg launder is an of import touchstone for developing the pie-like await of these cookies.
Since these "mini pies" won't live inward the oven for every bit long every bit a full-size pie, they don't educate a nicely browned crust without the egg wash. Once baked, the egg launder gives the cookies a overnice golden dark-brown color.
Finally, cutting modest slits inward the overstep crust of each cookie as well as bake them up.
The slits allow steam to escape from the within of the cookies every bit they bake, but similar slits produce for a regular-sized pie. They every bit good add together a piddling send upon of ornamentation to the cookies, making them await extra cute.
Whip upwards a batch for tailgating, game twenty-four hours nibbling, later schoolhouse snacking, or toss them in the kids' lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.
Bake them up, as well as inward close fifteen to 20 minutes you'll accept warm hand-held 4-bite apple tree pies!
Loaded amongst a unproblematic homemade apple tree pie filling, these tasty little cookies are the perfect autumn sweetness treat. Whip upwards a batch for tailgating, game twenty-four hours nibbling, later schoolhouse snacking, or toss them in the kids' lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.
I know I certain enjoyed these every bit a perfect autumn treat for my lunchbox!
Thank yous for stopping yesteryear . We'd dear to accept yous dorsum soon!
Yield: about 12-15 cookies
Apple Pie Cookies {aka: 4-Bite Apple Pies}
Loaded amongst homemade apple tree pie filling, these Apple Pie Cookies are the perfect autumn sweetness treat. They're similar eating a mini piddling 4-bite apple tree pie! Make a batch for tailgating, game twenty-four hours nibbling, later schoolhouse snacking, or toss them inward lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.
prep time: twoscore Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: sixty M
ingredients:
For the Filling:
- 1 T. butter
- 2 ½ c. peeled chopped apples
- 1/4 c. water
- 3 T. granulated sugar
- 2 T. dark-brown sugar
- 1 ½ tsp. cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- pinch of ground nutmeg
- pinch of ground cloves
For Assembly:
- Pie crust for a two-crust pie, store-bought or job your favorite homemade recipe
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 tsp. water
- sanding sugar or granulated saccharide for sprinkling on overstep (optional)
instructions:
How to ready Apple Pie Cookies {aka: 4-Bite Apple Pies}
For the Filling:
- Melt butter inward a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add chopped apples, water, sugar, dark-brown sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, as well as ground cloves. Stir to combine.
- Gently simmer over medium-low estrus for close 10 minutes, or until apples are tender as well as "saucy" but yet accept some tender chunky pieces. Set aside to cool slightly.
For Assembly:
- Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface until close 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2 1/2 to 3-inch circular cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cutting out every bit many rounds every bit possible from the dough (you'll demand 2 rounds for each cookie).
- Transfer one-half of the rounds to a baking canvas as well as brush the edges amongst a tiny chip of H2O (this helps seal the rounds).
- Place close 2 measurement teaspoons of apple tree filling inward the middle of each circular (do non over-fill). Top each amongst i of the remaining rounds. Press the edges to seal each pie cookie, as well as thence job a fork to flexure the edges.
- Prepare an egg launder yesteryear lightly beating together the egg as well as 1/4 teaspoon of water.
- Brush each pie cookie amongst egg wash, existence certain to larn some egg launder over the entire surface of the cookie. (Since these mini pies won't live inward the oven for every bit long every bit a full-size pie, they don't educate a nicely browned crust without the egg wash. The egg launder gives them a overnice golden dark-brown color.)
- Sprinkle the tops amongst a pinch of sanding sugar or granulated sugar, if using. Use a modest knife to cutting slits inward the overstep of each pie cookie.
To Bake:
- Bake at 350℉ for close fifteen to 20 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- These are delicious warm or cold, as well as freeze really well.
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