Holiday Apple Cider Caramel Stuffed Cookies

45-50m
Prep Time

12-14m
Cook Time

57m
Ready In

Recipe: #2840

November 20, 2011

Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Dropped, Baby Shower, Christmas, Game/Sports Day Halloween, Potluck, Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, Flour, Sugar, more

recipe by:
LindasBusyKitchen

"What goes better together than apples and caramel? These delicious cookies will have you wanting another and another. They will be an instant hit with your family during the holidays, but good any time of year! Great for those cookie trays you are making up for friends and neighbors during the holidays too! NOTE: Preparation time does not include the 1 hour time to chill in the refrigerator. Cooking time is time for each pan of cookies."

Original is 48-50 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (26.8 g)
Calories 110.1
Total Fat - 4.9 g
Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
Cholesterol - 17.6 mg
Sodium - 107.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 16 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
Sugars - 9.6 g
Protein - 1.6 g
Calcium - 16.7 mg
Iron - 0.3 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, so the caramel won't stick to the pan. (You really need the parchment paper).

Step 3

In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.

Step 4

With your mixer, cream together butter, sugar, salt and all 10 packages of apple cider drink mix powder, until light and fluffy.

Step 5

Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Step 6

Add vanilla, and mix well.

Step 7

Gradually add flour mixture to butter/egg mixture. Mix until just combined.

Step 8

Refrigerate for about one hour. (If you're really impatient you don't have to do this step, but it makes the dough so much easier to work with.)

Step 9

When you are ready to bake, unwrap your caramels.

Step 10

Using a cookie scoop, scoop out a rounded cookie dough ball about the size of a walnut. (about 1 tablespoon).

Step 11

Flatten the ball of dough slightly using the palm of your hand.

Step 12

Press the unwrapped caramel into the center of your dough and seal the dough around it, covering it completely.

Step 13

Place cookies on parchment covered cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.

Step 14

Bake 12-14 minutes, or until very lightly browned around the edges. DO NOT over-bake!

Step 15

Once the cookies are done, slide the parchment off of the baking sheet onto the counter. Allow cookies to partially cool on the parchment paper. When cookies are cool enough to be firm but still slightly warm, carefully twist off of parchment and allow to finish cooling upside down (either on the parchment paper, or on a rack.) NOTE: If you forget about them and they cool too much and stick to your parchment, put them into the freezer for a few minutes and they'll pop right off.

Step 16

Store in an airtight container.

Tips

No special items needed.

2 Reviews

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Grambers

Man oh man, were these good! Nothing says fall like apples and with caramel, nothing better. The kids really went for these!

Joni

I made up a trial batch to see how they would come out. I want to make them for our annual Halloween party. They are delicious and I will make them this year as part of our dessert buffet. They are chewy and full of caramel with a delicious apple and cinnamon background that we loved!