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Caramel Apple Cookies (Made with Fresh Apple Bits)

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Fresh apples team up with a yummy caramel drizzle in these moist, tender cookies.

Ingredients

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Cookie dough:

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice
  • 1 medium tart apple, finely chopped

Caramel drizzle:

  • 10 caramels (small, individually wrapped–such as Kraft)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Cream together brown sugar and butter in a large bowl. Add vanilla extract and egg, and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, cinnamon (or spice blend), salt and baking soda, and mix until blended. The dough will be fairly stiff and dry.
  3. Quarter, core, and dice the apples. Add diced apples to the dough, mixing them in really well. 
  4. Drop by teaspoons onto parchment paper lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned.
  5. Place on wire racks to cool.
  6. Once cookies are cooled, unwrap and place caramels and heavy whipping cream in a small pot on the stove.  Heat gently until you can easily stir, and the caramel drips in a thin steady stream from your spoon.  Drizzle the caramel over the cookies in a side to side pattern using your spoon.
  7. Store cookies loosely covered with wax paper between layers to prevent sticking. Best eaten within a few days.

Notes

If you’re in a hurry, substitute a half cup of toffee bits, caramel bits, or chopped nuts mixed into the batter for the caramel swirl, or skip it completely. 

For a homemade caramel, gather 2 tablespoons butter, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, sprinkle of salt, and 1/4 cup heavy cream.

  1. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add the brown sugar to the butter and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
  2. Add the salt and cream; bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Cool for about 5 to 10 minutes in the refrigerator before drizzling over cookies.

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