Description
Delightful cookies blending the flavors of apple pie and cheesecake, topped with a luscious caramel drizzle.
Ingredients
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- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup Lotus Biscoff cookie crumbs
- 2 medium apples, diced (Gala, Honeycrisp, or Granny Smith)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- ⅓ cup caramel sauce, for drizzling
Instructions
- Begin by peeling and finely dicing your apples.
- Combine the diced apples with lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a medium saucepan.
- Add the cornstarch and water, stirring well to create a smooth consistency, and cook over medium heat until the apples soften, about 5–10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Combine cream cheese and softened butter with a mixer until smooth; gradually add granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract, mixing just until combined.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the baking sheet, keeping space between each.
- Press down the center of each dough ball to create a small well for the apple filling.
- Spoon cooled apple mixture into each cookie’s indentation.
- Sprinkle Biscoff cookie crumbs around the filling.
- Bake for 13–16 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center is set.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Drizzle warm caramel sauce over the cooled cookies before serving.
Notes
Chill dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent cookies from spreading.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg