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Home » Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

September 4, 2016 By Kim Lange 7 Comments

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I love making old fashioned cookies like these and taking them up a notch, don't you?  These cookies have little bits of apple and hints of nutmeg, clove and cinnamon in the cookie dough and when baked, you get soft, mellow apple-icious cookies.  The 'taking them up a notch' is the delicious, buttery caramel frosting swirled on top!

For those who like salted caramel, give it a pinch of sea salt.  I tried it, it's really good! 🙂

 Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

These cookies remind me of the home-made cookies you get back home on the farm when visiting your sweet Aunt Bea, with Granny Smith Apple trees in the back yard. Right?
 
Ok, my Aunt Bea had a dairy farm and made the most delicious home-made vanilla ice cream, but if she had GS Apple trees, she would  have served these Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies!
 
Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies
 
 
Or these Ultimate Soft Chocolate Drop Cookies!  realz...
 
 
If you have company coming over, you should throw a batch in the oven.  They smell ridiculous!! Heavenly ridiculous! Im telling ya!

Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

August is gone...makes me sad.  Thank goodness, I have these cookies to make it better, thank you!  I love summer, and fall is wonderful too, it's just that next season that really bugs the crap out of me.

Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

(Besides this recipe) Do you have some delicious apples you want to use in other recipes?

I highly recommend this Easy Gooey Caramel Apple Monkey Pull Apart Bread!  Caramel Glazed Apple Crumble Coffee Cake is super yummy too!  And of course, I have to mention this Awesome Country Apple Fritter Bread.  It's a definite winner!

 

Ultimate Soft Caramel Apple Drop Cookies

Kim Lange
These cookies have little bits of apple and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon in the cookie dough and when baked, you get soft, mellow apple-icious cookies. The 'taking them up a notch' is the delicious, buttery caramel frosting swirled on top! For those who like salted caramel, give it a pinch of sea salt.
3.73 from 11 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
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Ingredients
  

Apple Drop Cookies

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup apple juice or apple cider
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple

Caramel Frosting

  • 6 Tbsp . butter
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tsp . vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions
 

Apple Drop Cookies

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
  • Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves and beat until well combined.
  • Beat in the egg and apple juice until well combined.
  • Add flour and diced apples and beat until just combined not overmixing.
  • Drop dough by a rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet.
  • Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets or by using parchment paper.
  • Bake in a 375 degrees oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown or until tops spring back when pressed.
  • Cool on sheets for 1 minute, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Caramel Frosting

  • In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar and salt, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Cook, stirring occasionally until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Let cool, then stir in the powdered sugar to make a good frosting consistency.
  • Spread the frosting over the cooled cookies.
  • Sea Salt optional.
  • If you like, sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg.
  • Store in an air-tight container in refrigerator.

Notes

These cookies were made with a large cookie scooper - ¼ cup. Makes 18 cookies and bake 15 minutes.
You could add your favorite nuts or caramel bits in the cookie dough too.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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  1. ChocolaTess says

    September 26, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    You are so sweet Karly! I have the same problem when I go to your site!! 🙂 LOL

  2. Karly says

    September 26, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    Caramel apple cookies!? Does it even get any more delicious than that!? These look to die for! You seriously leave me drooling every time I stop by!

  3. ChocolaTess says

    September 04, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    Thank you Teresa! 😉

  4. teresa says

    September 04, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    These look so yummy, Kim. I love the icing. 🙂

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