Apple Pie Cookies

By Susan52

These apple pie cookies are so cute and perfect for a fall or winter treat, especially when it's Thanksgiving or Christmas season.

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• 1 stick unsalted butter, well chilled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup ice water
• FILLING:
• 1 apple (your choice), peeled, cored and cut into quarters
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• Dash of nutmeg (optional)

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from hungrycouplenyc.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the crust, combine the butter, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a food processor with a steel blade and pulse just until it resembles course crumbs. Slowly pour in the ice water and pulse just until combined and a dough ball forms. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

When the dough has chilled, roll it out on a well floured surface until it's quite thin. Using a round cutter, cut out an equal number of circles. You can re-roll the scraps to use up all the dough. The number of circles you get will depend on your size cutter but I used a 3 1/2-inch cutter and got about 10 circles.

In a bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Slice each apple quarter as thinly as you can and place 2 or 3 slices on half of your dough circles. Sprinkle a couple of teaspoons of the sugar/cinnamon mixture over the apple slices and top with the blank dough circles. Using a fork, crimp the edges so that the filling doesn't run out and cut a criss-cross slit across the tops. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, sprinkle the tops of the cookies with a tablespoon of additional sugar, if desired, and bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until the cookies are a light golden brown.