Apple Crisp Cookies [+Video] – Oh Candy Basil

Apple crisp cookies are like a traditional apple crisp however in cookie type. They’ve a brown sugar cookie base topped with cinnamon apple filling and a crunchy buttery oat topping. They’re the finest fall cookie!

I truly don’t know the place my love for apple crisp started, it definitely wasn’t in my own residence for my Mother hates cooked apples. And I don’t know when it started as a result of I don’t keep in mind a time in my life that I didn’t love sizzling apple crisp with that brown sugar oat crumble on prime.

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I don’t need just a few dry oats, nor do I desire a soggy oat topping on my apple crisp. I need to virtually really feel like I’m devouring each apple pie and a heat oatmeal cookie once I dig in. Restaurant apple crisp disappoints me 9/10.

However again to my meanderings. Apple crisp seems like the proper dessert regardless of the time of yr. It’s heat for these bundle up, freezing chilly months and it’s All-American for summertime BBQs. Nevertheless it’s additionally a kind of desserts that’s somewhat onerous to take to an enormous gathering, so after making a batch final fall I abruptly had the thought- this must be a cookie!!

And that my pals is why you’re right here as we speak. As a result of not solely did I do precisely what I assumed, however oh my goodness, that is the finest cookie ever!!!

What Do I Have to Make Apple Crisp Cookies?

I’m going to provide you a fast overview of what elements you will want for every a part of this recipe, however there’s fairly a little bit of overlap between the elements. So the checklist of elements actually isn’t so long as it seems! Here’s what you will want…

• Crisp Topping: Flour, Previous Original Oatmeal, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Salt and Unsalted Butter
• Cookie Base: Unsalted Butter, Cream Cheese, Brown Sugar, White Sugar, Egg, Vanilla, Flour, Cornstarch, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt
• Apple Filling: Apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), Sugar, Water, Floor Cinnamon, Salt and Cornstarch
• Glaze (optionally available): Unsalted Butter, Powdered Sugar, Vanilla Extract and Milk

Preserve scrolling to the tip of this submit to see the measurements of every ingredient.

Watch How These Cookies are Made…

Tips on how to Make Apple Crisp Cookies

There are 4 totally different elements to those apple pie cookies, and I’ll stroll you thru the steps for each. These cookies take somewhat extra work than say a median chocolate chip cookie, however imagine me, they’re definitely worth the effort! Right here is what to anticipate:

• Crisp Topping
  1. Mix all of the elements, besides the butter, in a big bowl after which minimize within the butter. Use your fingers to include the whole lot. The combination might be like a thick dough.
  2. Unfold onto a baking sheet and bake till crunchy. Let it cool after which crumble it up.
• Apple Filling
  1. Prep the apples after which mix with the sugar, salt and cinnamon in a small saucepan and warmth them up.
  2. Cowl the pot allow them to prepare dinner till softened.
  3. Mix the cornstarch and water after which add to the apples and prepare dinner till thickened. Let it cool.

• Cookie Base
  1. Preheat the oven and line two baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Cream the butter after which add the cream cheese and cream once more.
  3. Add within the sugars and blend till easy. Then add the vanilla and eggs and mix.
  4. Whisk collectively all of the dry elements after which add them to the moist elements and blend to mix.
  5. Scoop out 8-10 massive cookies and roll right into a ball then roll in cinnamon sugar. Place them on the baking sheets and refrigerate when you have the time.
  6. Utilizing the again of the cookie scoop or a tablespoon, make a properly in the midst of every ball then bake the cookies.
  7. When they’re accomplished baking, use the again of tablespoon or scoop once more to indent the middle once more.
  8. Bake a pair minutes longer if wanted. Indent them yet another time. You desire a good properly for the filling however ensure you aren’t making them too skinny. Allow them to cool fully.
  9. As soon as cooled, add some apple filling to every cookie and prime with the oat crumble and the vanilla glaze if desired.
• Glaze
  1. Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium excessive warmth after which pour right into a bowl.
  2. Whisk within the powdered sugar and vanilla. Then add milk a wanted to get it the consistency you want.
  3. Drizzle excessive the cookies.

All of those directions in full element could be discovered within the recipe card on the finish of the submit. PRO TIP: Each element could be made as much as two days forward of time, so if doing the whole lot on the identical day is somewhat overwhelming, you’ll be able to completely area the steps out.

What Apples to Use for Apple Crisp Cookies

I like the flavour of Granny Smith apples in desserts as a result of the apple taste is so robust and tart. And naturally you’ll be able to by no means go unsuitable with honeycrisp!

Ideas for Making the Greatest Apple Crisp Cookies

• Cube the apples into comparable sizes in order that they prepare dinner evenly.
• As a result of apples maintain loads of moisture, these cookies gained’t maintain properly for too lengthy earlier than they’ll begin to get soggy. So eat up!
• The vanilla glaze is completely optionally available, however the style simply takes it excessive for me!

Storage Ideas

Retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge. They are going to solely maintain for a few day. In addition they don’t freeze properly. This recipe solely yields 8-10 cookies, so give one to every member of the fam after which share the remaining with neighbors!

Now hear, I took our key lime cookie and thought, that might make a killer peach crisp cookie which then made me take into consideration an apple crisp cookie and that’s my give a mouse a cookie story as a result of THESE APPLE CRISP COOKIES ARE TO DIE FOR!!!!!! So stinking good!!!

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