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Apple Pie Cookies may be the perfect treat. Grated fresh apple is blended with apple pie spices. Soft, sweet, and chewy, all in one little package.
How can there be so many cookie recipes? That wasn’t a question but a statement of awe.
It always blows my mind how there are new recipes popping up on the internet by cooks and bakers around the world.
Even cookies that are vegan with no eggs or dairy are endless. They look beautiful and taste even better.
I love that there are no-bake cookies now too. They are so easy and perfect for summertime.Sometimes you just don't even want to turn on the oven.
My husband is always trying to think up new recipes for me. He thinks there are only justso many.
I told him that all those notebooks I have been writing in are full of ideas, inspiration, and recipes. But, hey, bring it on. Of course, the first word out of his mouth is Vanilla.
Something like this Starbuck's copycat in the shape of vanilla dunkers. Vanilla Almond Biscotti to be more exact. The Italians got that cookie right.
My mind is so full of ideas I even have to let them go sometimes. I don’t think he believes me because he keeps being concerned.
I told him to just think of recipes like faces. How can there be so many different faces with just two eyes, a nose,and a mouth? It didn’t help.
So, here I am with a new recipe. An American inspired cookie this time around - Apple Pie Cookies, and they are good! Thank goodness you can find great apples year-round.
Table of Contents
Ingredients for Apple Pie Cookies with Fresh Apples
- Coconut sugar - is the perfect sweetener for these4 cookies and it's unrefined too.
- Organic vegan shortening - blends so well with the sugar that it actually whips up.
- Egg substitute - of your choice but I used flaxseed meal mixed with water.
- Vanilla extract - seem to be a favorite for baked goods and there is godd reason for it. Ah, that vanilla taste.
- Apple - is what apple pie cookies are all about. McIntosh, Granny Smith & Gala are great but use your favorite, peeled and chopped very fine or grated.
- Granny Smith apples are in different stages of being pared in the photo above and are waiting to be chopped or grated.
- All-purpose flour - adds a lightness to the cookie dough.
- Whole wheat flour - just makes everything a bit healthier. I use whole wheat whenever I can.
- Salt - is a seasoning necessity. Even just this little bit.
- Baking powder - is the leavening agent.
- Cinnamon/sugar mixture:
- Sugar - is the added sweet coating.
- Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Ginger - make all the flavors add up to an apple pie.
Oh, oh. Here come the ideas. I could do a cookie that mimics everyone's favorite pies. How about pecan pie cookies or blueberry pie cookies? Maybe I'll do that one next.
P.S. I have lots more.
Can You Freeze Vegan Apple Pie Cookies
Why, yes, you can! Before and after baking.
- IF FREEZING:
There are two times you can freeze these cookies. - BEFORE BAKING:
- Freeze the balls of raw dough. Then, when you want to bake them, defrost and bake as instructed above.
- AFTER BAKING:
- After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methodsHow to Freeze.
- They defrost quickly so it really doesn’t take any planning. Just put them on a plate for an hour or so and take one whenever you like.
More Fruit Cookies You Might Like to Try
- Orange Cranberry Cookies are super popular.
- There's a simple homemade jam filling up these irrestible Raisin Filled Cookies.
📋 Recipe
Apple Pie Cookies
Ginny McMeans
Apple Pie Cookies may just be the perfect treat.
4.35 from 81 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 91 kcal
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- ½ cup shortening, vegan and organic
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup apple - McIntosh, Granny Smith & Gala are great but use your favorite, peeled and chopped very fine or grated
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Cinnamon/sugar mixture:
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the cookies:
With a hand mixer cream the sugar and shortening together for about 2 minutes.
Stir in the prepared egg substitute, vanilla and prepared apple.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking powder.
Combine the dry mixture with the wet mixture and just blend.
Scoop into heaping tablespoons full and roll into balls.
Mix the cinnamon/sugar mixture:
Combine the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a small bowl. Roll each ball in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Place on the parchment-covered baking sheet about 2" apart. Slightly flatten.
Bake at 350 degrees 12 minutes.
Do not over bake. They will be a little soft when they are removed from the oven but they will harden.
Remove to a rack to cool. The photo makes them look larger than they are in reality. They are about 2" in diameter.
Notes
- IF FREEZING:
There are two times you can freeze these cookies. - BEFORE BAKING:
- Freeze the balls of raw dough. Then when you want to bake them defrost and bake as instructed above.
- AFTER BAKING:
- After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methodsHow to Freeze.
- They defrost quickly so it really doesn’t take any planning. Just put them on a plate for an hour or so and take one whenever you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 2CookiesCalories: 91kcalCarbohydrates: 12gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 110mgPotassium: 46mgSugar: 6gVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.3mg
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Comments
Ginny McMeans
Yes, brown sugar would make them much sweeter than coconut sugar Victoria. I think the red delicious apples and applesauce would have been fine for the sweetness but not the brown sugar. Things absolutely do change when the ingredients get swapped.
Nancy E
What can I use as an egg subsitute? Would the vinegar and baking soda trick work? I have used it in caked before but never in cookies. Thank you. The recipe looks great, I would like to make then for my vegan grandson.
Ginny McMeans
That is so nice Nancy! Applesauce would work for these. 3 tablespoons should do it. Or you can use flaxseed meal - 1 tablespoon mixed with 3 tablespoons water.
Mariah
These were so good! So soft and chewy!Ginny McMeans
That is wonderful Mariah!
Mirabelle
I made these with margarine instead of shortening , I used cooking apples from my neighbours tree and for the egg substitute I roughly crushed 1 and a half tablespoons of flax seeds and mixed them rapidly with 2 tablespoons of boiling water until they became gloopy. I didn't follow the measurements exactly but I added more flour until it was like a thick but very sticky cake batter mix , I wetted my hands as I rolled the balls - this stops the mix sticking everywhere! They are so yummy - straight out the oven 🙂Ginny McMeans
Ha! That's great Mirabelle and thank you. Since you didn't follow the directions I'm glad you added enough flour and thought up enough things so that they turned out. I love these apple pie cookies too.
Linda G.
Can I just use regular ap flour and granulated sugar?
Ginny McMeans
Yes, you can Linda but maybe take out 1 tablespoon of the sugar because it is so much sweeter.
Mark
Can we use applesauce as an egg sub?
Ginny McMeans
Yes Mark! That will work perfectly.
Ginny Belli
What can be used as an egg substitute? Applesauce?
Ginny McMeans
Yes, you can use applesauce Ginny OR 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal mixed with 3 tablespoons of water OR 1 tablespoon chia seed mixed with 3 tablespoons water.
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