Caramel Apple Cookies
Makes 3 dozen
Equipment
- Makes 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter {1 stick} softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup dried apple slices chopped
- 1/4 cup apple cider or juice
- 4.5 oz box soft caramels
For the coating:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp apple pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together butter and both sugars.
- Add eggs, then vanilla and apple juice and mix on medium speed until well combined.
- In a separate large mixing bowl stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- With the mixer on slow speed, slowly add the dry flour mix to the wet mix until fully combined.
- Turn off mixer and stir in chopped apples.
- Add dough to the fridge for 10 minutes to make it not as sticky and easier to handle.
- Unwrap the caramel candies and cut each candy in half.
- In a small bowl mix together sugar and apple pie spice for the topping. Set aside.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop a small ball of dough then roll in your hands.
- Make an indentation in the center and place a caramel piece in the center of the dough.
- Mold the dough around the caramel and re-roll if needed.
- Roll the cookie ball in the sugar topping then place on a lined baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake for 11-14 minutes.
- Let cool slightly on the baking sheet then remove to a rack to cool.