Caramel Apple Crumbl

A stack of two thick cookies topped with cream cheese frosting, apple pieces, and caramel.

These Caramel Apple Cookies are soft and thick cookies topped with a Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting, Diced Apples, Cinnamon Streusel, and Melted Caramel. They have all the cozy fall flavors of a caramel apple wrapped up into a perfectly sweet and spiced cookie.

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Prep Time: 35

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 1

Servings: cookies

Calories: 494kcal

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough:

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1 large Egg
2 TBS Apple Juice Concentrate
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2.5 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Apple Pie Spice
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt

For the Brown Sugar Streusel:

6 TBS All Purpose Flour
3 TBS Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 pinch Salt
3 TBS Unsalted Butter (softened)

For the Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:

4 oz Cream Cheese (softened)
1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
4 TBS Caramel Sauce
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

For Cookie Assembling:

2 cups Diced green apples (dice right before assembling/serving)
Caramel Sauce

Instructions

For the Cookie Dough:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add the butter, and sugars to a large bowl and mix together for 2 to 3 minutes until they start to lighten in color. 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, 1 cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
Add in the egg, apple juice concentrate, and vanilla extract and stir until just combined into the butter mixture. 1 large Egg, 2 TBS Apple Juice Concentrate , 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Add the flour, cinnamon, apple pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix it in until you have a nice soft cookie dough. 2.5 cups All Purpose Flour , 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon , 1 tsp Apple Pie Spice , 1 tsp Baking Soda, 1/2 tsp Baking Powder, 1/2 tsp Salt
Scoop the dough by 3 to 4 Tablespoon portions, and roll into smooth balls. Place 3 to 4 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 10 to 14 minutes until the sides are golden and the tops are barely set.
Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Brown Sugar Streusel:

Add the dry ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk them together. 6 TBS All Purpose Flour, 3 TBS Brown Sugar, 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon, 1 pinch Salt
Add in the butter and mix it into the dry ingredients using two forks or pastry cutter until the mixture is crumbly. 3 TBS Unsalted Butter
Spread the crumb out onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until it is golden colored.
Remove it from the oven and let it cool completely, then break into pieces.

For the Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:

Add the Cream Cheese and Butter to a large bowl and mix them together (using a stand mixer or hand mixer) until nice and creamy. 4 oz Cream Cheese, 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter
Add in the caramel sauce, 1 TBS at a time, until it is mixed evenly into the cream cheese. 4 TBS Caramel Sauce
Add in your powdered sugar and vanilla and beat the mixture over low speed. Continue to blend the frosting till completely mixed, and nice and fluffy. 2 cups Powdered Sugar , 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

For Cookie Assembling:

Spread the frosting smoothly over the top of each cookie. Top each cookie with a sprinkle of green apples, streusel topping, and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Enjoy immediately. 2 cups Diced green apples, Caramel Sauce

Notes

Don't Overbake: This should go without saying, but the cookies will keep baking on the cookie sheet out of the oven, so even if they don't look all the way done, remove them from the oven when the sides are done, even if the top doesn't look all the way done.
Apples: Cut the apples right before assembling the cookies to keep them from browning.
Smaller Cookies: Make smaller cookies that are 1.5 to 2 TBS each of cookie dough. They'll only need to bake for 9-10 minutes. Frost and decorate the same way.
Storage Instructions: Store the cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can store them frosted, but I recommend adding the apples, streusel and caramel topping right before serving them.

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