You know when you bake an Apple Pie, or any fruit pie for that matter, and you get those oozy baked sugar, chewy-ish bits of leaked fruit that gets all caramelized to the crust? They’re kind of hard to explain..I think they need a name, I’m open to suggestions! 🙂
Watch them being made right >>HERE!
Anyway, that’s my absolute favorite part of a fruit pie! How great are those sticky little chewy bites..omgosh?! They’re warm, gooey bits of Pie Heaven and are my inspiration for these cookies. Gone are the days when I have to rudely pick away at a pie just to grab up those nuggets, my Mom will be proud..haha! 🙂
Now I can maintain a pretense of manners, since I have my very own caramelly, fruity, chewy & sticky Apple Pie Cookie all to myself!
These Apple Pie-like Cookies are made of real Pie Crust layered with sticky Caramel, and a slathering of Apple Pie Filling, topped with a flaky and adorable Cinnamon & Nutmeg lattice crust..HELLO Fall!
Each and every bite offers the very best part of an actual Apple Pie, with all of the convenience of a Cookie! NO fork required..woo-hoo!
Seriously the best cookie I’ve ever had!
To. Die. For. Delicious!
What you’ll need for 6-8 good sized Pie Cookies:
1 Box of frozen Pillsbury Pie Crust (2 sheets per box)
Approx. 1 Can of Apple Pie Filling (just enough for a thin layer)
Approx. 1 Cup of Caramel Sauce (just enough for a light coating)
1 Egg..for egg-wash
2 tbsp. Cinnamon/Sugar
1 tbsp. Nutmeg
Flour just for sprinkling
A round cookie cutter..any size you like
Directions:
Lay out a sheet of Pie Crust, sprinkle it with some flour and slightly roll it out, just to increase its surface area.
Pour some of the Caramel Sauce (Just enough to coat the crust) onto the crust and evenly spread it around, creating a thin layer of caramel…
Coarsely chop the Apple Pie Filling into small pieces…
Top the caramel layer with a layer of the chopped up Apple Pie Filling, making sure not to add too much pie filling…
Roll out the second sheet of Pie Crust the same size as the first sheet, and slice it into strips…
Create a lattice crust (just like on a pie) for the top of the pie filling…DON’T do what I did and create the lattice on the counter, it’s not fun getting it on top of the bottom crust..ugh! 😉 Create your lattice on top of the actual filling, as if it were a pie!
Dip your cookie cutter into some egg wash and cut out your Pie Cookies…
Brush the tops of them with some egg wash and sprinkle them with the Cinnamon Sugar and Nutmeg..
Place them onto a baking sheet and bake them at 350 degrees for approx. 20-25 minutes, until they’re golden and firm. Let them cool just a little..
Pour a glass of cold Milk and grab a warm one, or 5…
Open up and bite into the juiciest, chewiest, fruitiest Apple Pie Cookie ever…
And then take another bite! ~Enjoy! 🙂
A really great idea, worked perfect for a buffet that I did as people could help themselves without having to cut up a full pie – thanks!
I’ve just made rhubarb and peach pie which looks so like yours. Rhubarb also goes well with strawberries.
So I feel like I’ve commented on this before, but it’s just too good not to comment (again, maybe)! @Maggie, Rhubarb and strawberry pie is one of my FAVORITES! Thank you for sharing your great apple pie cookie recipe….now we can try it with any combination!
This is a wonderful idea. I did not execute very well though. I did not have enough lattice fornthentop of the cookies and my cookies in the oven now are exploding everywhere. I thinkminhave too much filling and or Carmel, I will try again and will eat even the test cookies.
I just made these and they’re soooo good! I love apple pie crusts, but don’t really like the center, so these are perfect!
One tip that makes the lattice easier — make the lattice ahead of time on a piece of parchment, cover with saran wrap, then put it in the fridge for a few hours so that it hardens again. Once it has hardened a bit (about the same consistency as when you originally opened the pie crust package), you can slowly slide it off of the parchment paper to top the apple goo!
Epic idea…thank you so soooo much! I’m happy you enjoyed them! 🙂
this recipe is the best!
Can’t wait to make these for Christmas coming! I’m so excited to make these, but I’m a little nervous in weaving the lattice crust. These would be good to have a scoop of ice cream with! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Don’t be nervous…you can do it! 🙂
Okay, you seriously just made me want to eat my computer screen. This idea is brilliant. They look yummy. I’m drooling on my keyboard right now.
They sound great I want to use for Christmas platters I’m having surgery just before Xmas wonder if I can bake then put in freezer.
YES!! You can treat them just like a regular pie! Best of luck on your surgery! 🙂
Thank you????
I tried several times to make these gorgeous cookies, but despite my best efforts, they just didn’t come out anything like the photos. I finally gave up and just made a pie.
Aww..so sorry! I’ve made them many, many times with different fruit fillings and never had a problem. Not sure what went wrong?! Pie is always good though! 🙂
About how many does this recipe make?
Using a 3″ cookie cutter you will get approx. 7 cookies!~ 🙂
Thanks I am making them for my soup group