Of all the delectable treats that tickle the taste buds and ignite a symphony of flavors on the palate, few desserts can rival the allure of gooey caramel apple cookies. Their soft, chewy texture, the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness, and the irresistible pockets of caramel that burst forth with each bite make them a culinary masterpiece. In this article, we embark on a journey to uncover the secrets behind crafting the ultimate gooey caramel apple cookie, guiding you through every step of the baking process to ensure that each bite transports you to a realm of pure bliss.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
CHEWY CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES
We took everyone's favorite fall snack and transformed it into a chewy cookie that tastes just like biting into a caramel apple. Whether they're the sweet ending to a savory meal or simply a midday treat, there's no better way to indulge than with these easy cookies.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
- In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt with whisk; stir in oats. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Stir in apples.
- Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
- Bake 14 minutes or until golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
- In 1-quart saucepan, cook caramels and water over low heat 7 minutes, stirring until smooth. Drizzle warm glaze over cookies. Let stand 15 minutes or until set. Store tightly covered up to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 60 mg
GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES
Gooey caramel, diced sweet, juicy apples and a hint of cinnamon in a moist and chewy cookie. Once cool, store in an airtight container. Cortland apples are recommended, but use your choice.
Provided by C@ts-m0m
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 58m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Beat butter, brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, and salt together with an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. Beat 1 egg into the butter mixture until completely blended. Add the remaining egg and vanilla together and beat until smooth.
- Beat as much of the flour into the butter mixture as you can with the mixer. Use a wooden spoon to stir any remaining flour into the batter.
- Mix diced apples, caramels, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl; fold into the batter. Refrigerate batter until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven until the tops are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.1 calories, Carbohydrate 26.3 g, Cholesterol 29.2 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 139.2 mg, Sugar 16.8 g
GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE HAND PIES
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Categories dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 hand pies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pour the sugar and 1/2 cup of water into a small saucepot, trying to keep the sugar in the middle of the pot to avoid crystallization on the sides. Bring to a boil and cook until the syrup is thick and pecan brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream, be careful because it will bubble up. Stir in the butter and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Punch out eight 4 1/2-inch circles from the pie dough. Toss the apples with 1/4 cup of the cooled caramel and the cinnamon. Brush the edges of the dough circles with beaten egg. Mound about 1 heaping tablespoon of the apple filling in the center of each circle. Fold the dough in half and crimp the edges with a fork.
- Brush the tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Cut 2 small slits on top of each pie and bake on silicone-lined sheet pan until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Drizzle the hand pies with leftover caramel sauce and serve.
GHOULISH CARAMEL APPLES
Guests will have almost as much fun trimming these gooey, caramel-apple characters as they'll have biting into them! Wilma Bailey shares the sweet treats from Sedona, Arizona. TIP: Be sure to start with the apples at room temperature because the caramel tends to slip off on chilled apples.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. Wash and thoroughly dry apples. Insert a Popsicle stick into the top of each; set aside., For eyes, cut candy slices horizontally in half. For eyebrows, cut black licorice in half lengthwise; cut each half into four 2-in. pieces. For mouths, cut red licorice into sixteen 1/4-in. pieces. For hair, tint coconut with food coloring if desired., In a microwave-safe bowl, heat caramels and cream, uncovered, on high for 1 minute; stir. Microwave 30-45 seconds longer or until melted; stir until smooth. , Dip one apple into caramel mixture, turning to coat. Place on prepared pan. Immediately decorate face with candy slices and licorice pieces. For eyes, press Skittles into caramel below candy slices or attach to candy slices with decorating icing if desired. For nose, press a gumdrop into caramel. Sprinkle coconut on top for hair. Repeat with remaining apples, rewarming caramel mixture if needed.
Nutrition Facts :
GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE MUFFINS
Very yummy apple muffins. The caramel gives the muffins a slightly gooey consistency that is wonderful - if you love caramel. Granny Smith apples work well with this recipe but any type of apple will do. You can always add a dash of cinnamon if you're a cinnamon lover.
Provided by EmilieLearnstoCook
Categories Breads
Time 40m
Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cream sugar and butter together. Add egg and mix well. Set aside for now.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix with creamed mixture while also adding the milk. Mix in vanilla.
- Grate one apple using a carrot grater, avoiding the core. Mix in most of the grated apple into the batter. Set aside a small amount of shredded apple, approximately 1/8 cup, for later use.
- Grease the muffin pan. Fill 12 muffin tins 2/3 full of the muffin batter.
- Melt caramel and drizzle 1 spoonful of caramel into the center of each muffin. Cover muffins with remaining batter.
- Make Streusel: Mix all of the ingredients for the streusel together in a bowl. Make sure streusel is thoroughly mixed.
- Sprinkle the top of muffins with streusel mixture. Add approximately 1 teaspoon of caramel right in the middle of each muffin top. Then sprinkle more shredded apple and streusel on top.
- Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 40.8, Sodium 289, Carbohydrate 39, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 15.9, Protein 4.2
GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE BARS
Instead of preparing plenty of pies when feeding a crowd at Thanksgiving, we suggest you bake of batch of these caramel apple bars.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball., Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll out larger portion of dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan; trim pastry even with top edges of pan. , In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugars, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Stir in cream. , In a Dutch oven, melt butter. Add apple mixture; cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until apples are slightly tender. Stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spoon into crust. , Roll out remaining pastry; place over filling. Trim and seal edges. Cut slits in top. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362 calories, Fat 18g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 204mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
GOOEY CARAMEL SAUCE
This caramel is very rich and gooey. It can be thinned with a little water to make a sauce for ice cream or it can be used as-is for a gooey candy filling. Great with apples too! Recipe can be doubled. Because the sugar can turn from caramel to burned rather quickly it is best to have all ingredients measured before starting.
Provided by Catfish Charlie
Categories Sauces
Time 30m
Yield 1 cup, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat 1/4 cup sugar in a stainless saucepan on medium heat, do not stir until sugar begins to melt.
- Once sugar begins to melt, stir it until it has completely melted and begins to turn golden brown.
- When sugar has started to turn caramel colored, remove pan from heat and immediately add butter and brown sugar and quickly stir together.
- Once the butter and brown sugar are completely melded with the caramel (add gentle heat if needed to incorporate brown sugar), add the vanilla, corn syrup, cream and salt.
- Stir together well.
- The caramel will thicken as it cools.
- If a thinner caramel is required, add water one tablespoon at a time until the desired thickness is reached; if a thicker caramel is needed, reduce the amount of corn syrup used.
GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES
Gooey caramel, diced sweet, juicy apples and a hint of cinnamon in a moist and chewy cookie. Once cool, store in an airtight container. Cortland apples are recommended, but use your choice.
Provided by C@ts-m0m
Categories Apple Desserts
Time 58m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Beat butter, brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, and salt together with an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. Beat 1 egg into the butter mixture until completely blended. Add the remaining egg and vanilla together and beat until smooth.
- Beat as much of the flour into the butter mixture as you can with the mixer. Use a wooden spoon to stir any remaining flour into the batter.
- Mix diced apples, caramels, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl; fold into the batter. Refrigerate batter until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven until the tops are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.1 calories, Carbohydrate 26.3 g, Cholesterol 29.2 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 139.2 mg, Sugar 16.8 g
Tips:
- Use fresh apples. Fresh apples will give your cookies the best flavor and texture. If you can, use a variety of apples, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady.
- Peel and core the apples before slicing them. This will make it easier to slice the apples evenly and will help the cookies bake more evenly.
- Slice the apples thinly. This will help them cook evenly and will give the cookies a nice texture.
- Be careful not to overmix the cookie dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
- Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and will give them a chewier texture.
- Bake the cookies at a high temperature for a short amount of time. This will help the cookies get crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside.
- Let the cookies cool completely before serving. This will allow the caramel to set and will give the cookies a chance to firm up.
Conclusion:
Gooey caramel apple cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you are looking for a sweet treat, give these cookies a try.
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