Caramel Apple Cider Cookies
These mouthwatering Caramel Apple Cider Cookies bring together the warmth of apple cider, rich caramel, and aromatic spices in every bite.
Ingredients
Reduced Apple Cider
- 5 cups apple cider
Salted Caramel
- 1/2 cup salted caramel store bought or homemade
Apple Cider Cookies
- 1 cup salted butter 2 sticks
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup reduced & cooled apple cider
- 3 cups + 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp allspice
Apple Pie Spice Sugar Coating
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
Apple Butter Coating
- 3 tbsp reduced apple cider
- 3 tbsp apple butter
Instructions
Reduce Apple Cider
- Reduce your apple cider by cooking it in a small saucepan on the stove, over medium-high heat until it reduces down to 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. Stir occasionally ;This will take about 35-42 minutes. Let it cool in the fridge so it's cool.
Make Cookie Dough
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed.
- Add the sugars and mix until creamed together with the butter, about 1 minute.
- Add the vanilla, eggs, and apple cider, and mix until just combined. Add the dry ingredients last, and mix until a dough forms.
- Chill for 30 minutes to make it easier to roll the dough into balls.
Roll & Chill the Dough
- Scoop the dough into balls about 3 to 4 tbsp, and place in an airtight container to chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or up to 48 hours.
Bake
- Preheat your oven to 350℉. Line a few cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and spices for coating. Roll the dough balls generously in the apple pie spice cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place cookies on each sheet with enough room for them to spread (Depending on the size of your baking sheet this can be 6-12 cookies). Bake for 11-13 minutes. The edges should look and feel set and centers slightly doughy.
- Let the cookies cool a few minutes on baking sheets to finish cooking, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Topping the Cookies
- Stir together the apple butter and reduced apple cider in a medium bowl, then brush each cookie with a generous coating.
- Dip or sprinkle the remaining apple pie spice sugar from earlier on top of each cookie
- Drizzle cookies with a line of salted caramel and enjoy!
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