Equipment
- oven, stove
Ingredients
Apple Pie Filling Ingredients
- 2 large apples, chopped (I used honey crisp)
- ½ cup St. Dalfour Apple Cinnamon fruit spread
- 2 tbsp water + 1 tsp tapioca flour, arrowroot powder or cornstarch
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
Snickerdoodle Cookies Ingredients
- 2¼ cups super fine blanched almond flour
- ⅓ cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Coating Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 and line a metal baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat and add the apples. Sauté for about 8 minutes until tender and juicing, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add in the fruit spread, water mixed with tapioca flour, and sea salt, stirring until the mixture thickens a bit. Set aside.
- While apples are cooking, prepare the cookie dough by combining all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add in the maple syrup and vanilla extract and use an electric mixer to combine just until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Combine coconut sugar and cinnamon in a small shallow bowl. Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out cookie dough and roll in your hands to make a ball. Drop into the cinnamon sugar mixture and roll to evenly coat. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
- Use a rounded tablespoon to flatten the cookies and create a divot or well in the middle. Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden. Use the tablespoon to reestablish the well.
- Fill each cookie with the apple pie filling, and enjoy warm or cool.
Notes
These cookies are best served immediately
Store the cookies in an airtight container and the sauteed apples in the fridge until right before serving. To serve warm, pop in the oven, assembled with filling, for 5 minutes at 300 degrees.
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.
3 Responses
These are amazing! A keeper recipe!
Hey Barbara, so happy you enjoyed this recipe! Appreciate the rating and review
These cookies are delicious! Soft, chewy, juicy, and fresh yet wholesome. They have the decadent feel of eating a slice of apple pie but without the guilt (or hours of work)! Will definitely be making these whenever I get the craving for apple pie, yum!!