Caramel Apple Cookies
Ingredients:
Cookie base
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½ cup butter softened
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¾ cup granulated sugar
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¼ cup brown sugar
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1 large egg at room temperature
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2 tablespoon apple juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cup flour
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¾ teaspoon cinnamon
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⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
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¼ teaspoon ginger
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⅛ teaspoon allspice
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¾ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon baking powder
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¼ teaspoon salt
Cream cheese frosting
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5 oz Cream cheese Softened
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4 tablespoon Butter softened
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3 tablespoon Caramel Syrup
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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¾ cup Sugar powdered sugar
Homemade streusel
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¼ cup Flour
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1 tablespoon granulated sugar
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¼ teaspoon cinnamon
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 & ½ tablespoon Butter cold, cubed
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1 green apple sliced into cubes
Instructions
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Start by preheating the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Make the streusel
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Melt the butter on a medium skillet. Remove from the heat and add in the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and mix until fully moistened and the mixture forms little clumps. Return to the heat, stirring frequently until the streusel turns golden brown. Transfer to a plate and let cool.
Make the cookie dough
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Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the egg, concentrated apple juice, and vanilla extract, and mix to combine.
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Gently mix in the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, salt,baking soda, and baking powder until the flour mixture disappears. Personally, I needed to gradually add more flour to the dough to make it more cookie-like.
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Using a large cookie scooper scoop out 9 equally sized cookie dough balls, place them on the baking sheet, and bake for 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool down.
Make the cream cheese frosting
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Cream the cream cheese, and butter, together until smooth and creamy. Add in the powdered sugar, and caramel, and whip until light and fluffy.
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Frost the cooled-down cookies with the cream cheese frosting, top with cubed green apples, a sprinkle of homemade streusel, and a drizzle of caramel.
