Easy Caramel Apple Pie Bars

If you love caramel apples and apple pie, these bar cookies are for you. Once cooled, drizzle with a homemade salted caramel sauce or a store-bought caramel sauce.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 319 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well packed.

Step 3

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquids are thickened.

Step 4

Pour apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until crumbles on top are lightly brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.