I don’t know about you guys but I really, really love apple pie (among many other things) it’s one of my favorite desserts my Mommom makes, after her famous tiramisu of course. I love the flaky crust, the tender apples, the cinnamon-sugar, everything about it. Unfortunately I didn’t have fresh apples at my house last night, but I did have applesauce! 
And I thought that there might be nothing better than an apple pie in cookie form. SO GOOD! I had no idea what I was going to end up with. I just started throwing what I had together, a lot of apple sauce, some flour, good amount of cinnamon & a nice helping of cinnamon chips. I was thrilled upon first bite when these delicious treats tasted exactly like an apple pie! It’s pretty amazing…
They’re on the fluffier side, if I had vanilla ice cream I would have made an apple pie a la mode sandwich! Oh my god, that sound ridiculous, maybe I’ll pick up some vanilla ice cream on the way home to try it out.
Apple Pie Cookies w/ Cinnamon Chips
by Lacy DeVeney
Ingredients
1/2 c Brummel & Brown yogurt spread (butter)
1/2 c dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 c applesauce
2 c AP flour
1/2 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 1/2 t cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
1/2 c cinnamon chips
2 t organic blue agave
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cream together the butter and sugars until light & fluffy. Add the egg and applesauce and mix until combined.
Next add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg, mix until all is combined.
Lastly fold in the cinnamon chips and agave.
In helpings of 2 tablespoons place 8 cookies at a time on the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven & let rest for 5 minutes then move to rack to finish cooling.
When cool feel free to add icing if you’d like. They’re great either way!
fighting hard to resist devouring them immediately!
Makes 28 cookies.
- and the pile gets smaller…
with or without icing? i'll take both!
What an interesting idea. I am not much of a baker but would certainly give these a try. The best of both worlds.
I love cookies and my husband loves pie, especially apple. This seems like the perfect compromise!
These cookies make me excited for Autumn.
Those look so very delicious!!!
Thanks Rachel! They were gone within 24 hrs!
This looks so good, both with or without icing.
I love apple desserts, too! The applesauce must make a super moist and wonderful cookie…and the glaze is beautiful~
Extremely moist, I need to make them again! They’re gone already. Thanks Liz!
This is such a great idea! Love it!
Thanks Elyse! I was having a serious craving for apple pie…these were a great substitute.
I would absolutely love these, awesome recipe! Apple pie is one of my favorites and I love anything cinnamon, thanks!
Same here on the apple pie & cinnamon. I’m OBSESSED with these cinnamon chips, they’re so amazing! Thanks Cassie!
Apple pie is my all time favorite. So, I know these cookies are good. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Ooo these look so delicious!!
great idea! sometimes you crave pie, but no time to make it! great substitution right here!
These look delicious – I hate being allergic to cinnamon! I’m wondering – the agave added at the end? Is there a reason it’s not added with …say…the eggs or with the sugar? I’ve never worked with it and was curious. Thanks!
Oh man I don’t know what I would do without my cinnamon, that’s terrible! Honestly, I tasted the batter and I thought it needed a little something extra to sweeten it up so I threw it in at the end. It’s almost the same as honey, not nearly as sticky. No reason other than that’s where i put it in and they came out so well I didn’t want to change anything. ha! I’m sure it’s fine with the other wet ingredients.
These sound great! I love apple pie!
Yum, I like apple pie anything:-) These look great!