Apple Butter Cookies

These Apple Butter Cookies are perfectly suited for the fall time, though I’ve been known to make them anytime of the year. The chewy, soft texture paired with the apple flavor makes for an irresistible cookie!

How-To Make Apple Butter Cookies

First, preheat your oven to 375° 

You can use a stand mixer for this recipe but it isn’t necessary. Instead, use a handheld mixer or simply mix with a spoon. In a large bowl combine the sugar and apple butter on low speed.

Increase the speed and beat for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of your bowl to be sure everything is incorporated.

Add your egg and vanilla and continue to combine.

In a separate medium bowl, combine your dry ingredients.

Slowly add your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients and combine until a dough forms. You may need to continue scraping down the sides to be sure everything is incorporated.

This will be a very sticky dough. I recommend refrigerating your dough for 1.5-2 hours. This will make it much easier to work with.

After your dough has chilled, form dough into 1.5-2inch balls and roll them in your cinnamon sugar.

Place them onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes.

Apple Butter Cookies

These apple butter cookies are perfectly suited for the fall time, though I've been known to make them anytime of the year. The chewy, soft texture paired with the apple flavor makes for an irresistible cookie!

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Servings 1 dozen (roughly)

Equipment

• Stand or hand mixer optional

Ingredients

  

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• cinnamon sugar for rolling the cookies before baking

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375° 
• Combine butter, sugar and apple butter on low speed.
• Increase speed and beat for about 30 seconds. Occasionally scrape down sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined.  
• Add egg and vanilla and continue to combine. 
• In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients. 
• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and combine until a dough forms. Don’t forget to scrap the sides of your bowl. 
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. This makes the dough easier to work with for the next step. 
• Form dough into 1.5 – 2 inch balls and roll them in the cinnamon sugar.  
• Place them onto an ungreased cookie sheet 
• Bake 12-14 minutes. 

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Keyword apple butter cookies, apple cookie, apple dessert

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