Apple Cookies with Caramel
Chewy apple spice cookies loaded with fresh apple chunks and topped with sweet, buttery homemade caramel sauce. A fall favorite!
Servings: 3 dozen
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups & spoons
- Whisk
- Spatula
- Rolling Pin
- Baking sheets
- Cooling racks
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 medium apples peeled, cored, diced (about 2 cups)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- Demerara sugar for topping
- Caramel sauce store-bought or homemade, warmed
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, spices, and salt. Fold into butter mixture.
- Fold in apples and lemon zest. Chill 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment. Roll dough into balls and coat in brown sugar. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle lightly with Demerara sugar.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Once fully cooled, drizzle cookies with warm caramel sauce.