Best 11 Fresh Apple Cookiesbars Recipes

APPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, mix melted butter with sugar and egg. Mix in flour, baking soda, and cinnamon, and then stir in apple and walnuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for approximately 40 minutes, or until a small knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

FRESH APPLE COOKIES/BARS

Steps:

• Glaze: Blend with spoon until smooth.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Blend in salt, spices, and egg.
• Add half the flour mixture and blend well.
• Blend in half the apple cider.
• Add the chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat.
• Add this and the remaining apple cider to the creamed mixure and stir by hand.
• For cookies: Drop by VERY small spoonful on cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes.
• Remove from sheet while still warm (be very careful they are very hard to handle) and glaze while barely warm.
• For bars: Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick.
• Cut while barely warm.

FRESH APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the first 4 ingredients for the crust, as you would for pie crust.
• Beat egg yolk in glass measuring cup, add the milk into the cup.
• Pour milk and egg mixture into the other crust ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Roll out 1/2 of the dough.
• Pat into bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• For the filling slice the apples leaving the skin on.
• Place in a big mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle with sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Mix until well coated.
• Pour evenly over bottom crust in pan.
• Roll out top crust and place on top of apples.
• Beat egg white and brush on top of crust.
• Cut slits in top crust for steam to escape.
• Place baking pan under your 9x13 pan, so you don't get a mess in the oven.
• Put into the 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
• Take out of oven when golden brown and while still warm mix together the sugar and hot water(1 tablespoons at a time) until thick but not too thin for the topping.
• Drizzle over the top of the bars.

APPLE CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda; cut in 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 2 cups for topping. Press remaining crumbs into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange apples over top; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, vanilla and remaining butter. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thick and bubbly; spread over apples. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. , Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. Beat brown sugar, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, nutmeg, salt and baking soda. Stir in apple.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool. Store loosely covered.

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.

BEST APPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg and mix well. Add vanilla.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture. Add grated apples.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• For frosting: Bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Boil only 2 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and add sifted powdered sugar while stirring. Cool slightly and spread on bars. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• Cool completely and cut into bars. Store in air-tight container to retain moisture.
• Note: If you prefer sweeter, add 1/4 cup sugar to batter of bars, but remember the apple juice from the grated apples will provide some sweetness. We enjoy it as is because the carmel frosting is sweet. Also, we have had them with no frosting and just a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top. Enjoy!

APPLE OATMEAL BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the oats, flour, cinnamon, and vanilla. Fold in the applesauce and walnuts. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan.
• Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Cool in pan, and cut into squares.

APPLE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, margarine, baking soda and brown sugar.
• Blend well.
• Spread half of the oats mixture in a greased 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Press down firmly.
• In a separate bowl, combine apples, 2 T.
• margarine, sugar and cinnamon.
• Spread over the oats mixture in the pan.
• Cover with remaining oats mixture.
• Bake at 375° F for 40-45 minutes.
• Cut into bars.

FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together sugar, shortening & vanilla.
• Add in grated apple.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Add gradually to creamed mixture, combining thoroughly.
• *If dough appears slightly dry and doesn't come together, let it sit for a few minutes to allow the sugar to pull the juice from the apples.
• Roll in walnut-sized balls and roll in mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
• Bake 8-10 minutes on aluminum foil or parchment, until cookies are golden brown and appear crackled.
• Let cool on cookie sheet 4-5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

GLAZED APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks, lemon juice and water; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide in half. Chill for 30 minutes. , Roll out one portion of dough between two large sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press pastry onto bottom and up sides of pan; trim even with top edge. , In a large bowl, toss the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; spread into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pan; place over filling. Brush edges with water or milk; pinch to seal. Cut slits in top. , Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bars.