It works beautifully as a coating because of the caramel flavor it imparts to baked goods. It is a raw and unrefined sugar that is darker in color and is a larger granule. Turbinado Sugar-for rolling the cookie dough in. I cannot stress enough how much better walnuts taste when toasted before adding to cookies. Walnuts-toasted in a pan until fragrant. This will add moisture to your cookie and have a shorter shelf life, but they will have that fresh apple element which is super yummy. If you would like to add fresh apple instead, use ½ cup finely diced apple pieces that are peeled. They add a fresh apple flavor and tartness while not compromising the moisture and shelf life. Frees dried apples-I used a small packet of freeze-dried apples in this recipe and I am so glad I did. This spice pairs well with cinnamon and apple. Allspice-can be omitted if the flavor is too strong. This can be omitted BUT it does add a lot more apple flavor and tang to the cookie. Apple Cider beverage packet- I used Alpine brand. Brown & Granulated Sugar-extra granulated sugar will be used to roll cookies in. Butter- unsalted room temperature butter. Too bad you can’t smell the delicious aromas of this cookie through your screen! It has layers of apple flavor and is uniquely spiced for a warm, apple, holiday treat. Truly a delicious cookie.Īpple Fans-If you or a loved one is a fan of all things apple, this is the cookie for you. The crumb of the cookie is dense but not heavy and is soft but not cakey. The cookie is soft but more on the chewy side from the addition of the cinnamon chips, walnuts, and freeze-dried apple pieces. Texture-Turbinado sugar is used as a coating on the cookie dough prior to baking creating a sparkling crunch to exterior of a soft and chewy cookie. Lastly, this recipe also includes freeze dried apples which give the cookie an apple flavor with a nice balance of tang to create a well-rounded apple flavor throughout the cookie. The roasted walnuts add crunch but also balance the sweetness of the cookie dough and cinnamon chips. The addition of cinnamon chips adds to the cinnamon apple flavor in the cookie while also creating small pops of cinnamon flavor. I also used an apple spice drink mix to deepen the apple flavor further to ensure apple flavor in every bite. This gives the cookie a punch of apple flavor without having to add fresh apples which would make the cookies too moist and decrease the shelf life. Apple cider has a great apple flavor with a slight tartness and is reduced significantly for the syrup. Snickerdoodle Apple Pie is also a great apple dessert!įlavor-The base of this cookie is a brown sugar cookie and has reduced apple cider syrup added to it. If you love apple desserts be sure to check out my Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie. I have tasted one of these cookies, ridiculously good, as the rest will be going to my mother as a Christmas cookie surprise. These apple cider cookies combine all things apple flavored with cinnamon chips and roasted walnuts as gracious supporting actors in this glorious cookie.Īlthough I still can’t quite make an apple pie as good as my grandmother, a skill I feel is a blessing earned through time and devotion to sharing love through baked goods, this cookie is a humble nod to the tradition of apple desserts on Christmas from my family. I can understand her love for heavily spiced apple desserts, and I oblige her every season I can with a new twist on an old favorite. Homemade apple pie would be one of my mother’s biggest cravings when she was pregnant with me, and her love of all thing’s apple transcends to a space in time that were hallmarked with exciting firsts. She would encounter her first bite of apple pie, a classic American dessert, and her life would be forever changed. It was at my grandmother’s house in Michigan my mother would meet her new in-laws and experience her first American Christmas. Any holiday or birthday is an excuse for her to chime in, “will there be a dessert with apples? Everybody loves apples!” It wasn’t until I was in my late teens that I realized my father actually didn’t love apple desserts on his birthday despite my mother assuring me it was his favorite.Įvery Christmas my grandmother would make homemade apple pies, pie tins of all sizes would adorn her kitchen table as the smells of toasty cinnamon, hot apples, and salty pie crust filled the air. It is no surprise that I know how to make various types of apple cakes, strudels, tarts, and pies with little instruction. My mother loves all desserts with apples. Warm, buttery, and filled with cinnamon and apple flavor. A brown sugar cookie dough is flavored with reduced apple cider, cinnamon chips, and apples for a delicious holiday cookie.
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