Apple Snickerdoodles Recipe
These Apple Snickerdoodles are a delightful twist on the classic cookie, featuring caramelized apples folded into a cinnamon-spiced dough and coated in a sweet cinnamon sugar mixture. Perfectly soft and chewy with a hint of fruity sweetness!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Caramelized Apples
- 250 grams peeled and finely diced gala apples, about 4–5 small apples
- 50 grams (¼ cup) dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- lemon juice from one small lemon
Cookies
- 184 grams (13 tablespoons) unsalted butter (European-style preferred), browed to 150 grams (approximately 3/4 cup)* see notes
- 100 grams (½ cup) dark brown sugar
- 100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 250 grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 5 grams (2 teaspoons) cornstarch
Coating
- 66 grams (1/3 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Caramelized Apples: Peel and finely dice the apples. Toss with dark brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and lemon juice. Cook on the stove until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Chill in the fridge.
- Cookies: Brown the butter, cool, then whisk with sugars and vanilla. Add eggs and caramelized apples. Fold in dry ingredients. Chill dough.
- Coating: Preheat oven. Roll dough in cinnamon sugar. Place on baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
- Enjoy warm or cool on a rack!
Notes
- For brown butter, cook butter until golden brown, then cool.
- Chill dough for optimal texture and flavor.
- Adjust sugar and cinnamon coating to taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Apple Snickerdoodles, Caramelized Apples, Cookie Recipe, Cinnamon Sugar, Soft and Chewy Cookies
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