Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe – Made with cream cheese, a warm apple filling, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. These things go quick in my house.
Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe
Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe - Made with cream cheese, a warm apple filling, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. These things go quick in my house.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Step 1
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Step 2
- 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.
- Step 3
- Roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick round on a floured work surface. Cut out 48 circles with a cookie cutter.
- Step 4
- 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.
- Step 5
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 23 to 29 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
- Step 6
- 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.
Recipe by: allrecipes.com