I am thinking it's time for a Cookie tasting party with friends & family
when I saw these in a magazine.
you know you will love these if you love Apple Pie
What a great idea...instead of eating a whole piece of pie
you can enjoy
just a bit or two of these delicious treats...
Simply Amazing!!
I think these mini treats would be a great afternoon snack with a cup of tea:)
another idea is to find
some old vintage lunchboxes and pack them full and give them away
to family & friends
RECIPE
Crust
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus a tablespoon for dough
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon table salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, very cold
1/2 cup water..ice water. Mix water & ice to make 1/2 cup of cold water
Filling
3 SMALL apples ( Granny smith, Gala, and Jonagolds)
Squeeze of lemon juice
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of apple pie spice.
To make your pie dough..start with mixing flour sugar, salt in a bowl. Using a pastry blender,or your fingers, mix in the butter..you will want to cut your butter into small piece. Then add the cold water,using a spatula mix it into a lump of dough..sometimes I will use my hands to knead the dough. Then take your dough ball and wrap into a piece of plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Then peel your apples and cut them 1/8 of inch. (TIP), start with cutting off the top of stem...using the same angle cut the rest of the apple to make little round disc like shapes. I like to dip my apples in a bowl of water & lemon juice to keep the apples from browning, then drain the lemon water after your finished cutting and soaking them all.
In another bowl mix together sugar & cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of cloves, or some apple pie spice.
Then sprinkle your apples with the spices and toss.
Remember you want your apple slices to be smaller then your cookie dough rounds, that's why I suggest you use smaller apples.
On a well floured surface, roll out your dough with a rolling pin, you will want to roll it out pretty thin and even
Then once you have that ready using a cookie cutter (about a 2 1/2 inch cutter) cut as many rounds as you can from the dough. Transfer them onto your lined parchment paper cookie sheet, repeat the same steps with the rest of the dough.
Place a apple slice onto the dough rounds and top it with another dough round. Then dip your fingers in water and pinch all the way around the cookie. Cut a little slit on the top ( as you would with a apple pie)
Then with a fork..dip it into the flour and crimp around the edges of the cookies..making them pretty as the picture.
Lastly in a small bowl add 1 egg and drop of water and mix, brush each cookie with the egg wash.
Bake your cookies for about 20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Transfer them to a cookie rack and let them cool....and know you can eat these delicious cookies!!
Finally you made it to the end...it was worth the effort wasn't it
Enjoy!!! Susan
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