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Apple Pie Cookies
Apple pie cookies have a simple flaky pie crust with a warm, bubbly filling of apples and cinnamon sugar and are topped with a drizzle of sweet caramel.
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Apple pie cookies are all your favorite flavors of an apple pie wrapped up in a warm and flaky cookie. These delightful apple pie cookies, which look just like mini apple pies, have a warm apple, cinnamon, and caramel flavor.
If you love apple pie desserts then you’ll certainly want to make Apple Pie Bites, Caramel Apple Pie Bombs, and Apple Enchiladas.
Apple Pie Cookies Ingredients
You will need:
- 21 ounces apple pie filling
- 1 package refrigerated pie crust, 2 rolls in a box, thawed per directions on the box
- ½ cup salted caramel sauce
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon water
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Substitutions and Additions
PIE CRUST: This recipe starts with premade pie dough, although you could definitely make your own pie crust from scratch if you’d like. Check out our homemade pie crust recipe.
PIE FILLING: You could use any flavor of fruit pie filling in place of the apple filling for these mini pies.
How to Make Apple Pie Cookies
STEP ONE: Preheat oven to 350°F.
STEP TWO: Place the apple pie filling onto a cutting board and cut the apples into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
STEP THREE: Place a silicone baking sheet onto a cookie sheet.
STEP FOUR: Roll out one of the pie crusts onto the silicone sheet. A rolling pin can be used to lightly flatten out the dough if needed.
STEP FIVE: Spread the salted caramel sauce from edge to edge on the pie crust dough.
STEP SIX: Top with the chopped apple pie filling and spread edge to edge. Set aside.
STEP SEVEN: On a cutting board, roll out the second piece of pie crust. A rolling pin can be used to lightly flatten out the dough if needed.
PRO TIP: I chose to do lattice tops for the top layer of the pie crust. You can keep it simple and do a regular crust on top if you’d rather.
STEP EIGHT: Using a pizza cutter and a ruler slice the dough into ¼-inch strips (or eyeball it!). Using these strips do a lattice crust on top of the apple pie filling crust. You can also just lay some strips vertically and then horizontally if lattice work is not your thing.
STEP NINE: Using a 2¾-inch circle cutter, cut out the cookies leaving a little space in between them. Remove the extra dough from around the cookies and just leave the cookies in place on the silicone baking sheet to bake.
PRO TIP: You can place all the leftover dough and pie filling into a small, greased pie pan and make a mini pie!
STEP TEN: Brush cookies with egg wash.
STEP ELEVEN: Mix cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg together and sprinkle over the cookies.
PRO TIP: Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your apple cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
STEP TWELVE: Place cookie sheet into the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
PRO TIP: Drizzle a little bit of caramel sauce on top before serving complete this amazing goody.
How to Serve Apple Pie Cookies
Serve these scrumptious cookies to friends and family at a party or a potluck. Of course, you can also make a batch for yourself to enjoy at home! Pair them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a cozy dessert.
Storage
ON THE COUNTER: Store these apple pie cookies wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container on the counter for 3 days.
IN THE FREEZER: You can freeze these cookies in a container for up to 3 months.
Apple pie cookies are a simple flaky pie crust with a warm, bubbly filling of apples and cinnamon sugar and topped with a drizzle of sweet caramel. Warm and fresh-baked from the oven, these cookies are everything you love about a classic apple pie in a fun, mini version. Friends and family will adore the sweet flavor of these amazing caramel apple cookies.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I use homemade pie crust for this recipe?
The recipe calls for store-bought pie crust, but if you have a favorite homemade pie crust recipe, you can certainly use that instead for these delicious cookies.
Do these cookies need to be stored in the fridge?
They don’t need to be refrigerated and can be stored on the counter in an airtight container.
Can I use store-bought caramel sauce?
You can use either store-bought or homemade caramel sauce to drizzle on top of the cookies.
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Apple Pie Cookies
Apple pie cookies have a simple flaky pie crust with a warm, bubbly filling of apples and cinnamon sugar and are topped with a drizzle of sweet caramel.
Ingredients
- 21 ounces apple pie filling
- 1 package refrigerated pie crust 2 rolls in a box, thawed per directions on the box
- ½ cup salted caramel sauce
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon water
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place the apple pie filling onto a cutting board and cut the apples into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
- Place a silicone baking sheet onto a cookie sheet.
- Roll out one of the pie crusts onto the silicone sheet. A rolling pin can be used to lightly flatten out the dough if needed.
- Spread the salted caramel sauce from edge to edge on the pie crust dough.
- Top with the chopped apple pie filling and spread edge to edge. Set aside.
- On a cutting board, roll out the second piece of pie crust. A rolling pin can be used to lightly flatten out the dough if needed.
- Using a pizza cutter and a ruler slice the dough into ¼-inch strips (or eyeball it!). Using these strips do a lattice crust on top of the apple pie filling crust. You can also just lay some strips vertically and then horizontally if lattice work is not your thing.
- Using a 2¾-inch circle cutter, cut out the cookies leaving a little space in between them. Remove the extra dough from around the cookies and just leave the cookies in place on the silicone baking sheet to bake.
- Brush cookies with egg wash.
- Mix cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg together and sprinkle over the cookies.
- Place cookie sheet into the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
I chose to do lattice tops for the top layer of the pie crust. You can keep it simple and do a regular crust on top if you’d rather.
You can place all the leftover dough and pie filling into a small, greased pie pan and make a mini pie!
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your apple cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
Drizzle a little bit of caramel sauce on top before serving complete this amazing goody.
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