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! 🙂
Just made these and they turned out awesome. I cut out the bottoms individually then put the caramel and apples on. I also did the lattice work and then cut them out and transferred it using a wide spatula. Was very easy and I used up all the pie crust without any waste. Thanks for the great recipe!
Great idea, so glad you liked them! 🙂
Just finished making a double batch for a party tonight. I have a belly ache now cuz I can’t stop eating from the scrap pile. And yes, by all means – take the scraps and make little scrap pies along with the cut ones, they are absolutely deee lish! Thanks for sharing Amy and Merry Christmas to you!
SOOO happy you enjoyed them! Merry Christmas to you as well! 🙂
These cookies look so good and look so easy to make.The pics were so real and smelted so good. Thanks!
My daughter and a friend made these yesterday, they are so delicious!!! We have plans to make some more!!
Just made these and they are AWESOME! Didn’t want to dump the left over pieces so I just made some haystack looking things and they came out really good.
Amy, your pics are SO amazing! I think I can actually taste the goodies just from the pics! Can’t wait to try these cookies; my hubby loves apple pie, and as you said, no fork required! 🙂
Thank you SO much Marie! 🙂 I hope you all love the cookies..just remember to fight the urge to over stuff them, so they don’t leak during baking. Although the messes are tasty too! 😉
I love all these recipes but need a shorter version to print??? How can I do it???
Hi Jeanie! Click on “Print Friendly” and simply hover your cursor over each segment, you will then have the option of deleting unwanted text and/or pics! 🙂
I would LOVE to send these to my deployed husband, do you think they would survive a trip before it gets too hot out? Any suggetions? I sent him a prepackeged Entenmman’s pie during his last deployment and he told everyone I had made it before I was able to say it was store bought, so now I would like to make something real and shareable. Thank you!!
I think they’d be fine as long as you pack them well! ~Good Luck! 🙂
I’d love to try making these with cherry pie filling. Any recommendations on doing that? Would I just use the filling and leave out the caramel? What to sprinkle on top (if anything)? Still chop up the cherries in the filling? I’m terrible in the kitchen, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Jenna! YES..any Pie filling would work, just don’t add the caramel. Chop up the filling so it’s easy to eat. And with Cherry you could even do a “Black Forest” version and smear some Chocolate sauce on the bottom instead of the Caramel..before adding the Cherries! 🙂
These are freaking awesome! Why didn’t I think of it?! I have to make them come fall time again. They’d go great with the Pumpkin Pie Cookies I made last year.
In order to cut down on the messy part, I’m wondering if the dough could be rolled out, & the cookies constructed & cut out right on the lined cookie sheet itself. All you would have to do then would be to remove the scraps from around the cut out cookies & then bake! Don’t forget to bake the scraps, too.
Amy, these cookies look & sound to die for! Thanks for sharing! I added your recipe to my blog site, giving you credit…..I did adapt it to my blood type-o diet, though! Can’t wait to try making them & other variations. TY again!!!
I found this through Pinterest and I made them tonight and my boyfriend absolutely loved them! I didn’t do the fancy work with the dough so I just layed the dough on top and then cut them out with a glass cup. I’ve been informed that I have to make them more often–Thanks for the recipe!
great post! One of my kids sent the link to me, here is where it led. http://oldentimes.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/not-exactly-grams-recipe-heat-up-the-oven-its-snowing-today/
Thanks for the recipe and even more for the memory!
These look amazing! I can’t wait to make them myself. 🙂
I featured them in my Sunday Social this week: http://justdoityall.com/decor/sunday-social-1/
YAY..Thank you for the feature! 🙂
I just made these with big heart-shaped cookie cutters. SUPER good, and now with a touch of whimsy. I think I’m going to do them for my bridal shower later this spring. I, too, made a mess with the caramel, but I am caramel-obsessed and love how easy they are. Thanks!! 🙂
These look so delicious. Can’t wait to try them out. I am your newest pinterest follower ida@secondchancesgirl. I also l iked your FB page! Can’t wait to try all your recipes!
These look very yummy. Unfortunately, I saw the photo and recipe on a Facebook page that wasn’t yours (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=429514870472808&set=a.419241348166827.95564.394750813949214&type=1&theater). Just thought I’d let you know.
Thanks for letting me know, my watermark was not cropped out so it seems as though it was just a share. Glad you found me though! And thanks for watching out..there’s been a lot of shady stuff going on lately! 😉
These look delish! I may put them into my muffin top pans to bake them. Definitely have to try these. Thanks!
So happy that this recipe brought back those memories. 🙂
Great Recipe, I found the apple pie filling that already had caramel in it so skipped a step. I made peach pie cookies because that is my hubby’s favorite. These are wonderful!!!