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! 🙂
I bet cherry pie filling would be good to….yumm
That’s what I was thinking. I am NOT a baker by nature – so I panicked a little when I got invited to a Cookie Exchange Party. These look perfect, but would it work with cherry pie filling? Would you use the caramel still? Something else?
I think instead of caramel and light glazing of chocolate would be so good! Like a cherry garcia cookie. Mmm Mmm yum
I used cherry filling as that was all I had on hand. Heated the filling and drained the juice, (liquid stuff) from the cherries. Put a thin layer of the juice on the crust, topped with cherries and lattice crust. Tried round and square cookies as well as the left overs. All were good. Eliminating some of the juicy stuff made them – not messy.
That. . . . IS. . . . GENIUS!!!!!!!
im going to the store right now to get the stuff to make these!!! they look sooo yummy!!!
I’m thinking they would be less messy if you cut out the cookie rounds first then brush them with the caramel & top with the filling & lattice top. These look really good.
These look delish and I can not wait to try them!!!
You can even cut them into pie slices so that you don’t waste any of the dough….yum!
Great idea!
For one batch, about how many medium sized apples should I use? I prefer to make my own pie filling, especially since I have a bag of apples that I would love to use. Or if it’s easier, how many cups of the completed pie filling? I can always freeze the rest!
looks great going to try this
Just wanted to say, these look wonderful! But I really don’t like caramel. Do you have to use it? If so, how much caramel do you taste?
im going to make them and try them for christmas I hope there good
I just popped them into the oven and they already have my house smelling wonderful!!! Thank you for the awesome recipe!!
How about calling them Apple Pookies? Pie+cookies:-)
I’m not much of a baker, looks pretty easy IF followed directions. ???
Name? How about Luscious Baby Pies?
This is neatest idea I have seen in a Long time – can’t wait to try this, would be so neat for neighbors & friends or work!!!
Why not just use a ‘whoopie pie pan’? It would hold the filling in better.
What a great idea. going to try this.
These look so yummy..
OMG am I going to HAVE to make these!!!!!!!
How about using Christmas cookie cutters?
These look absolutely mouth watering! They are also very beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Warmest Wishes,
Annamaria
I love this, I wll be makeing them for our craft fair in December, I will let you know how it turns out.