Awesome Apple Pie Cookies

These apple pie cookies are a sure hit and a perfect use for apples in the fall. They look pretty on a cookie plate and taste great! If any apple mixture remains, it can be served warm over vanilla ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 234 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tablespoons milk
• 4 apples, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch cubes
• 4 sheets pie crust pastries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add apples; toss until coated with butter. Stir in brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves; cook and stir until apples have softened and sugars have melted, about 5 minutes. Bring to a boil.

Step 3

Combine water and cornstarch in a bowl. Stir cornstarch mixture into the apple mixture; cook and stir until apple mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Roll out 1 sheet of pie crust on a work surface with a rolling pin; cover with half of the cooled apple mixture. Roll out a second sheet of pie crust with a rolling pin; slice into 1/2-inch wide strips with a sharp knife. Weave pie crust strips together over the apple mixture to create a lattice top.

Step 5

Flour a round cookie cutter or drinking glass. Press cookie cutter through the dough to create 12 round pies. Transfer to a baking sheet.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is cooked through and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 7

Repeat with remaining pie crusts and apple mixture; place on a second baking sheet. Bake in the oven until crust is cooked through and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Step 8

Combine confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a mixing bowl; add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in milk slowly until desired consistency is reached; drizzle over cooled pies.