Apple Cookies

Imagine a Snickderdoodle cookie with fresh apple throughout and you have an Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cookie! With a slightly cakey consistency these are easy to make and always a favorite!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Cooling Time (estimate) 20

Total Time 40

Servings cookies

Calories 103kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

Apple Cookies

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour regular or gluten-free measure-for-measure flour blend
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup peeled grated apple approximately 1-2 small apples or 1 medium apple

Cinnamon Sugar for rolling the cookie dough

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Lightly spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray or line it with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
In another bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.
Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and apple.
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup light brown sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup peeled grated apple
Add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and beat until a soft dough has formed. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon sugar mixture ingredients with a fork.
1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Scoop 1-tablespoon sized ball of cookie dough, roll it in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are crisp and the top no longer looks wet.
Note: the cookies will look big and puffy when done baking and will flatten as they cools.
Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an air tight container at room temp or in the refrigerator. These are delicious chilled!

Notes

Ingredient Notes

Apple: Grating the apple will give the cookies more moisture and mixing more of the apple into the cookie.

How to Store

Store in an airtight container at room temp or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days (7 if in the refrigerator). These are delicious chilled!

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