Sour Apple Snickerdoodles
Soft and tender snickerdoodle cookies with tart green apples baked right in! They are so flavourful, soft and rolled in cinnamon sugar. The combination and so warming and they taste like apple pie.
Ingredients
Cookie dough:
- ½ cup 113g unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup 110g packed dark brown sugar
- ⅓ cup 65g granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon 5ml pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups 180g all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup 100g chopped green apple, such as Granny Smith (cut into ¼ inch dice)
Cinnamon Sugar:
- 3 tablespoon 40g granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- To prepare the apples, you don’t need to peel them. Just wash them, core them and chop into small ¼-inch cubes. Measure out 1 cup and set aside.
- Make the cookie dough. Combine the soft butter, both sugars and vanilla extract in a large bowl and beat using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer for 1-2 minutes on medium speed until smooth and a bit fluffy. Add egg and beat until smooth and well incorporated.
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to blend evenly. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix gently on low speed or fold it in by hand until mostly incorporated. Add the diced apples and fold them through using a spatula, trying not to over-mix.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge to chill while you preheat the oven.
- Make the cinnamon sugar. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl so it is evenly blended.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Scoop about 2 tablespoon portions of dough and roll into smooth balls. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar to coat evenly. Place dough balls onto prepared baking sheets spacing them 2 inches apart. Press a wedge of apple onto each dough ball if desired. Bake for 12-15 minutes until browned around the edges and on the bottoms, and lightly golden on top. Let them cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
