Apple Pie Cookies {Aka: 4-Bite Apple Tree Pies}

Loaded amongst homemade apple tree pie filling, these Apple Pie Cookies are the perfect autumn sugariness treat. They're similar eating a mini fiddling 4-bite apple tree pie! Make a batch for tailgating, game hateful solar daytime nibbling, subsequently schoolhouse snacking, or toss them inwards lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.

or toss them inwards lunchboxes every bit an extra particular process Apple Pie Cookies {aka: 4-Bite Apple Pies}

One of my absolute favorite autumn things to produce is instruct apple tree picking. While nosotros don't produce it every year, autumn apple tree picking is a fairly regular activeness for our family.

Now a-days, nosotros caput for a hateful solar daytime trip to the North Carolina mountains to instruct our {almost} annual stash of fresh apples. But every bit a kid? Apple picking meant simply a quick fiddling popular through the woods from our solid to the local apple tree orchard.

And admittedly on occasion, us kids would brand a quick fiddling sneak laid on on i of the dorsum apple tree trees to see a snack ... running a mad dash dorsum into the woods to savour it hence nosotros wouldn't instruct caught. Thankfully, I never got caught ... but I produce recall hearing the orchard farmer squall at my blood brother a fourth dimension or two!

I filled the cookies amongst a chunky homemade apple tree pie filling as well as made them a size that's pretty much a hand-held, 4-bite mini apple tree pie.

Well, I decided these adorable fiddling Apple Pie Cookies would last a fantastic means to savour around of our latest apple tree picking haul. And I was correct ... because these cookies are enjoyable, indeed.

I filled the cookies amongst a chunky homemade apple tree pie filling as well as made them a size that's pretty much a hand-held, 4-bite mini apple tree pie.

Keep inwards hear the crust-to-filling ratio on these mini pies is higher than for a traditional apple tree pie. So, for all you lot crust lovers out there, here's an apple tree pie that's an added bonus for you!

Making these cookies is pretty much simply similar assembling an apple tree pie ... entirely smaller.

Start past times making a chunky apple tree pie filling on the stove top. Just gently simmer around chopped apples, spices, cornstarch, as well as a flake of H2O for almost 10 minutes until thickened.

Cut rounds from prepared pie crust as well as and hence identify a dollop of apple tree filling inwards the middle of around of the rounds ...

Top each filled circular amongst around other pie crust round. Use a fiddling H2O to instruct the dough rounds to adhere good to each other.

Then crease the edges amongst the tines of a fork to seal the cookies.

Once sealed, brush each pie cookie amongst egg wash, beingness certain to instruct around egg launder over the entire surface of the cookie ... fifty-fifty the crimped edges.

The egg launder is an of import stride for developing the pie-like expect of these cookies.

Since these "mini pies" won't last inwards the oven for every bit long every bit a full-size pie, they don't railroad train a nicely browned crust without the egg wash. Once baked, the egg launder gives the cookies a prissy golden chocolate-brown color.

Finally, cutting pocket-size slits inwards the overstep crust of each cookie as well as bake them up.

The slits let steam to escape from the within of the cookies every bit they bake, simply similar slits produce for a regular-sized pie. They too add together a fiddling touching on of ornament to the cookies, making them expect extra cute.

Whip upward a batch for tailgating, game hateful solar daytime nibbling, subsequently schoolhouse snacking, or toss them in the kids' lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.

Bake them up, as well as inwards almost xv to xx minutes you'll convey warm hand-held 4-bite apple tree pies!

Loaded amongst a unproblematic homemade apple tree pie filling, these tasty little cookies are the perfect autumn sugariness treat. Whip upward a batch for tailgating, game hateful solar daytime nibbling, subsequently schoolhouse snacking, or toss them in the kids' lunchboxes every bit an extra particular treat.

I know I certain enjoyed these every bit a perfect autumn treat for my lunchbox!

Thank you lot for stopping past times . We'd honey to convey you lot dorsum soon!

Apple Pie Cookies

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients
For the Filling:

1 T. butter
2 ½ c. peeled chopped apples
1/4 c. water
3 T. granulated saccharide
2 T. brown saccharide
1 ½ tsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
pinch of ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves

For Assembly:

Pie crust for a two-crust pie, store-bought or usage your favorite homemade recipe
1 large egg
1/4 tsp. water
sanding sugar or granulated saccharide for sprinkling on overstep (optional)

Directions

FOR THE FILLING: Melt butter inwards a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped apples, water, sugar, chocolate-brown sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves. Stir to combine.
Gently simmer over medium-low oestrus for almost 10 minutes, or until apples are tender as well as "saucy" but nevertheless convey around tender chunky pieces. Set aside to cool slightly.
FOR ASSEMBLY: Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface until almost 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2 1/2 to 3-inch circular cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cutting out every bit many rounds every bit possible from the dough (you'll postulate ii rounds for each cookie).
Transfer one-half of the rounds to a baking canvas as well as brush the edges amongst a tiny flake of H2O (this helps seal the rounds).
Place almost 2 standard teaspoons of apple tree filling inwards the centre of each circular (do non over-fill). Top each amongst i of the remaining rounds. Press the edges to seal each pie cookie, as well as and hence usage a fork to crease the edges.
Prepare an egg launder past times lightly beating together the egg as well as 1/4 teaspoon of water.
Brush each pie cookie amongst egg wash, beingness certain to instruct around egg launder over the entire surface of the cookie. (Since these mini pies won't last inwards the oven for every bit long every bit a full-size pie, they don't railroad train a nicely browned crust without the egg wash. The egg launder gives them a prissy golden chocolate-brown color.)
Sprinkle the tops amongst a pinch of sanding sugar or granulated sugar, if using. Use a pocket-size knife to cutting slits inwards the overstep of each pie cookie.
TO BAKE: Bake at 350℉ for almost xv to xx minutes, until crust is golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.