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Apple Pie Cookies

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Pie lovers you're going to go crazy for these Apple Pie Cookies. Filled to the max with spices and made with fresh apples, this could be great to add to any holiday cookie recipes list.

Cooking Time: 10 min

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup and 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups butter
  • 1 1/4 cups cream cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pie spice
  • 2/3 cup white or turbinado sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 3 or 4 smaller green apples
  • 3/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 2 teaspoons or 3 apple syrup
Instructions
  1. Peel and grate apples and mix them thoroughly with the lemon juice, cinnamon, flour, and lemon zest. Set aside in refrigerator.
     
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
     
  3. Stir butter and sugar together over low heat till the mixture melts together and bubbles thoroughly; you want a light caramel.
     
  4. Remove from heat and stir in apple syrup and the refrigerated apple mixture.
     
  5. Cool the filling a bit before using.
     
  6. Reduce 1 cup apple juice or cider (cider is preferable) to 2 to 3 tbsp of liquid over low heat. Watch it carefully, lest it burn.
     
  7. It is suggested to roll the dough thickish (1/6 to 1/4 inch) and go scantily on the filling added; this filling may well make a double recipe of cookies relative to this crust. I used a 2" dough press to make them. A regular piecrust dough could be used, but I've found that rugelach dough keeps its shape even if the pastries leak, while piecrust dough pastries rupture.
     
  8. Once assembled, bake these at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes, until golden brown and pastry-set. 
Notes

If choosing to not use apple syrup, make sure to change ingredient amount on white sugar to 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons.

Apple cider can be subtituted with apple brandy.

 

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