Description
Indulge in the cozy flavors of fall with The Best Caramel Apple Cookies – Crumbl Copycat. These delightful cookies feature a warm cinnamon base, studded with fresh green apple chunks and topped with luscious caramel cream cheese frosting. Perfect for gatherings or a sweet treat any time, they combine the irresistible tastes of caramel and apple in every bite. Easy to prepare and customizable, these cookies are sure to impress friends and family alike. Whether served warm or as part of a dessert platter, they are the ultimate autumn treat that brings comfort and joy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup Imperial Sugar granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Imperial Sugar dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 2 tbsp concentrated apple juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups AP flour
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 5 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 4 tbsp butter (softened)
- 3 tbsp caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup Imperial Sugar powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup flour (for streusel topping)
- 1 tbsp Imperial Sugar granulated sugar (for streusel topping)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (for streusel topping)
- 1/4 tsp salt (for streusel topping)
- 1 & 1/2 tbsp butter (cold, cubed, for streusel topping)
- 1 green apple (sliced into cubes)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, apple juice, and vanilla extract; mix well.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients until combined.
- Fold in cubed green apples gently.
- Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth; mix in caramel sauce and powdered sugar until creamy.
- Once cooled, frost each cookie with cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg