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Apple Cinnamon Cookies

Brooke Homec
Apple cinnamon cookies have a brown butter cinnamon cookie base mixed with cinnamon apple chunks and a brown butter glaze. They're the cookie version of an apple fritter with no frying required.
5 from 22 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
butter to cool 15 minutes
Total Time 46 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 13
Calories 215 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 10 tablespoons salted butter browned
  • 1 medium apple peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ tablespoon (0.5 tablespoon) cinnamon
  • ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
  • 1 large egg room temp
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) nutmeg
  • cups (210 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • flaked salt for topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Start by browning the butter. You'll take 10 tablespoons of butter and melt in a medium saucepan, and then continue to cook past the point of boiling. You will do this over medium heat, past the point of the butter foaming, until it turns a nice golden brown, and has a nutty smell. Make sure you are stirring and watching it, because it will turn from perfectly brown to burnt fairly quickly. Once finished browning, pour into a cup or bowl and remove 1 tablespoon to be used for the glaze.
  • Peel and dice up your apple very small and mix together with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and ½ tablespoon of cinnamon. Set aside.
  • Place all but 1 tablespoon of browned butter and both sugars in a large bowl and mix together for 1-2 minutes. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix again.
  • Mix in the salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour until combined.
  • Fold in your apples. If there is liquid in the bottom of the bowl do not add that in.
  • Scoop the dough into 3 tablespoon size balls and place 6-7 per baking sheet.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. You're looking for a light golden brown outside rim.
  • Mix together the brown butter, powdered sugar and milk for the glaze. Brush the cookies with the glaze while they are still slightly warm, but not hot, and sprinkle with flaked salt.

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Notes

½ cup of chopped pecans would be a great addition to these cookies as well.
If you don't want to brown the butter you can use ½ cup of room temperature butter for the cookie dough and 1 tablespoon of melted butter for the glaze.
I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.

Nutrition

Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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