Name: Easy Caramel Apple Spice Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp fine sea or kosher salt; 1 tsp apple pie spice; 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 stick unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 3-4 tbsp caramel syrup; •optional add-ins, 1/2 cup mini cinnamon or white chocolate chips, 1 small granny smith apple diced, nice for a variety once in awhile

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Love how easy and basic this recipe is for a delicious cookie that’s always a hit with family and friends. Grab some pantry ingredients and bake your own delicious batch of easy caramel apple spice cookies.

This time of year, I like to go through my cookie recipes to plan for some fall baking.

Well, I’m always baking around here but, when it starts to get a little chill in the air and the kids go back to school, it just feels like the right time to get organized with cookie baking.

It’s nice to be able to pack some homemade cookies in lunch boxes and the hubby loves some to take along to the office as well.

When you come up with a simple cookie recipe that also is delicious, you have a winner.

Give this easy-peasy recipe a try and enjoy with your family and friends.

Easy Caramel Apple Spice Cookies

Yields: about 21 to 24 cookies

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
1 tsp apple pie spice
1 cup light brown sugar, gently packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3 – 4 tbsp caramel sauce
optional add-ins, 1/2 cup mini cinnamon or white chocolate chips, 1 small granny smith apple diced, nice for a variety once in awhile.

Directions:

1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large mixing bowl,using a hand held mixer or stand mixer, combine softened butter and sugars until fluffy.

3. Mix in eggs and vanilla on low.

4. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and apple pie spice. Gently add dry mixture into wet. Scrape down sides of bowl if needed. Mix until all is combined.

5. Drizzle the caramel into your cookie dough and lightly mix.

6. Using a cookie scoop, drop 12 mounds onto prepared cookie sheet.

7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies should turn a light golden color.

8. Cool cookie sheet for a about 10 minutes on a wire rack then slip paper with cookies right onto the rack.

9. Lay a fresh piece of parchment paper onto the same cookie sheet and scoop out remaining dough. Bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are done. Cool again the same way as above.

Easy Caramel Apple Spice Cookies

Love how easy and basic this recipe is for a delicious cookie that’s always a hit with family and friends. Grab some pantry ingredients and bake away!

Course Cookies, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword apple spice, caramel, cookie, cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings 22

Author Pam

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
1 tsp apple pie spice
1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3-4 tbsp caramel syrup
•optional add-ins, 1/2 cup mini cinnamon or white chocolate chips, 1 small granny smith apple diced, nice for a variety once in awhile

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl,using a hand held mixer or stand mixer, combine softened butter and sugars until fluffy.
3. Mix in eggs and vanilla on low.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and apple pie spice. Gently add dry mixture into wet. Scrape down sides of bowl if needed. Mix until all is combined.
5. Drizzle the caramel into your cookie dough and lightly mix.
6. Using a cookie scoop, drop 12 mounds onto prepared cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies should turn a light golden color.
8. Cool cookie sheet for a about 10 minutes on a wire rack then slip paper with cookies right onto the rack.
9. Lay a fresh piece of parchment paper onto the same cookie sheet and scoop out remaining dough. Bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are done. Cool again the same way as above. Enjoy!

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