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Apple Pie Cookies

Servings: 36 cookies
Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 5 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 cup diced apple 1 large Honey Crisp Apple
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups turbinado sugar coarse sugar

Icing

  • 1/2 cup white candy melts or white chocolate
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a mixer beat butter with sugar and then add in cream cheese and beat again.
  • Mix in egg, vanilla, and cinnamon.
  • Add in flour, baking powder and diced apple.
  • Use a 2 tablespoon scoop and roll each portion of cookie dough into a ball and then roll into turbinado sugar.
  • Place the balls of cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for about 18 minutes. Test with a toothpick when the toothpick comes out clean remove from oven and then allow the cookies to cool completely on baking sheets.

for icing

  • Melt white candy melts in the microwave at 30-second intervals until completely melted, mix in cinnamon, place in a plastic bag, cut and edge off and drizzle over cookies.