Apple Pie Thumbprint Cookies 🍎🥧 Ingredients (filling): 2 medium apples 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 2 Tbsp corn starch 2 Tbsp heavy cream Note: This filling recipe is enough for two batches of cookies. Extra apple filling is delicious on top of vanilla ice cream! Ingredients (thumbprint cookies): 1 stick butter (room temperature) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg yolk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour Directions: Peel and cut your apples into small cubes. Place in a large bowl and mix in lemon juice. In a large saucepan begin melting 1 Tbsp butter and add apples, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Allow to sauté for 5 minutes until your apples are tender. Then add in your corn starch and cook for 1-2 minutes until your sauce begins to thicken. Turn the heat off and add in your heavy cream. Mix and then set aside to cool. In a large bowl begin creaming your butter and sugar together until smooth. Then add in your egg yolk and vanilla, mix to combine. Slowly add in your flour and mix until everything is incorporated and dough comes together. Scoop out even amounts of dough and gently roll them in the palm of your hand to form a ball. Using your thumb or measuring spoon make an indent in the center of each cookie. Place cooled apple filling in the center. Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet at 350°F until lightly golden around the edges. Cooking times vary depending on size of cookies. #thumbprintcookies #applepiefilling #cookies #fallrecipes #fallseason #fallbaking #recipereels
