Last night one of my friends served us one of her fall favorites — snickerdoodles!! Which made me realize it has been at least a year since I’ve made some! This should not be so… :)
So this morning I woke up early to whip up a batch to bring to all of my singers at rehearsal tonight. But as I was making the dough, it hit me – why not toss in some apples and make…appledoodles?!? So before popping them in the oven, I mixed some diced apples into the dough (although I would recommend dicing them slightly smaller than I did today), rolled them in that classic cinnamon-sugary goodness, and voila — a new favorite cookie!
I don’t know why I never thought of this before. They’ve very simple — all of the deliciousness of snickerdoodles, with a few bursts of apples mixed in. And I must say, the snickerdoodle recipe I based them on is a favorite — wonderfully chewy, without using shortening or cream of tartar. My kind of cookie. :)
Couldn’t think of a yummier way to get my “apple a day”!
Appledoodles (Apple Snickerdoodles)
Ingredients
- 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup white, granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
- 1 small apple, peeled, cored and diced small (about 1/4-inch cubes)
Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a mixer, cream the butter on medium-high speed until it’s soft, smooth and light.
- Add both of the sugars to the creamed butter and mix until they are fully incorporated, and lighter in color. Stirring vigorously, add the egg to the mixture and beat until the batter looks uniform.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Then slowly fold into the batter until just combined. Then add in diced apples, and gently fold them by hand into the batter until well-distributed.
- Form balls of dough (I used a cookie scooper) and plop them in cinnamon sugar, swirling to coat. On a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet, place the dough balls 3 inches apart. Use your fingers to press and flatten the dough slightly and sprinkle an extra pinch of cinnamon sugar on the flattened surface.
- Set the first timer for 7 minutes. Turn the pan around and set a second timer for 7 minutes. If you are using a greased pan they might be done at this point, or need another minute. If you’re using parchment, cookies will take 2-3 minutes more. You are looking for golden edges and a blonde middle.
- Cool on a baking sheet and enjoy. Snickerdoodles will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature for 3 days, but they are best eaten the day they’re made.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Ali’s Tip:
Made a double batch last night and they were -FANTASTIC-. The apples are chewy little surprises :3 I had to borrow brown sugar for some neighbors and they loved their gifted cookies as well! heehee.
The first batch, fresh out of the oven…I can’t even describe them. They were perfect. Whenever I attempt cookies they don’t turn out well, but I called these my first success! The cinnamon was the cherry on top~ The second batch I decided to use twice as many apple chunks since they’re so neat, and my roommate mashed up some chunks to add to the batter. They made the cookies more cakey, and I’m trying to figure how to solve since my cookies usually come out that way.
In any case! They’re easy, nummy, and go great with hot chocolate. Thanks for sharing!
Snickerdoodles are my ALL TIME FAVORITE cookie! I would have never thought to add something to them, but apples sound perfect! I am a person that does not like nuts in my cookies so getting some extra flavor in the cookies without nuts is great!
My husband loves snickerdoodles- now I can sneak some fruit into them! Thanks!
What a great idea! I think I will make a batch of these this weekend – yum!
I LOVE snickerdoodles. Definitely have to try these!
Excellent idea. I love texture of snickerdoodles, though. Instead of or in addition to apples, do you think added pumpkin puree would change the texture too much?
Those look amazing!!!!! Perfect for fall!
I love snickerdoodles, but my favorite has to be the oatmeal craisin.
This just made it to the top of my favorite recipes pile. :)
Sounds (and looks) delicious!!