Apple Pie Cookies
Description
These apple pie cookies are made with a homemade dough, filled with apple pie filling, and rolled in cinnamon sugar for bite-sized apple pie treats.
Ingredients
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1 cup butter
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6 ounces cream cheese, softened
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2 tablespoons vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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5 teaspoons white sugar
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 (15 1/4 ounce) can apple pie filling, or as needed
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2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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To make the dough: Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour, 5 teaspoons sugar, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; mix until dough comes together.
3
Roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick round on a floured work surface. Cut out 48 circles with a cookie cutter.
4
Top 24 dough circles with a teaspoon of apple pie filling. Cover with remaining 24 dough circles. Crimp edges with a fork to seal. Arrange cookies on lined baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 23 to 29 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
6
To make the topping: Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Roll warm cookies in sugar and cinnamon mixture until coated. Transfer to a wire rack to cool briefly.