Make sure to try my Homemade Apple Cider Caramel Sauce too! It’s so good drizzled on my Apple Pie!
Homemade Chewy Apple Cider Cookies!
If there was ever a cookie that screamed fall, these Apple Cider Cookies are it! I absolutely adore how this idea that I had panned out. It took a few tries to come up with the perfect chewy, sweet, apple cookie that wasn’t cakey, but I nailed it! The trick is making apple cider syrup, simply by boiling down apple cider until it becomes a thick honey-like syrup and adding that right into the cookie dough.
Homemade Chewy Apple Cider Cookies!What To Expect:IngredientsHow To Make Apple Cider SyrupCan I Use Apple Juice Instead Of Apple Cider?How to Make Apple Cider Cookies – Step by Step Instructions:Cookie TroubleshootingStoring and FreezingMore Apple Cookie Recipes:Get the Recipe
What To Expect:
What you get is a crunchy, sweet exterior, thanks to the coarse sugar you roll the dough in prior to baking, with buttery edges, and a sweet sweet apple spiced interior. The perfect combination of sugar cookie + snickerdoodle + apple cider, like an apple cider donut in cookie form! The apple cider syrup adds flavor and texture to this cookie. Don’t try subbing in applesauce for the cider syrup, as applesauce won’t impart the same flavor intensity, nor will it produce the same chewy cookie texture. The apple cider syrup is an intense flavor on its own, but when added to the cookie dough it adds a subtle apple sweetness.
Ingredients
Butter at room temperature Granulated sugar Large egg Apple cider Vanilla extract Baking soda Kosher salt Ground cinnamon. You could also use Apple Pie Spice, or a combination of spices like nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon. All purpose flour Coarse sugar to coat, like Sugar in the raw. If you don’t have coarse sugar, you can also use granulated sugar in its place to coat the cookie dough. The coarse sugar just gives the exterior a slightly crunchyy texture.
How To Make Apple Cider Syrup
The apple cider syrup is the secret sauce in this recipe. It takes about an hour to make, but it’s basically a hands-off process! Here’s how:
Can I Use Apple Juice Instead Of Apple Cider?
If you don’t have apple cider you can use a high quality apple juice and it will produce a similar result. I might recommend adding a cinnamon stick or two into the boiling juice to really amp up the seasonal vibes. But of course these are “apple cider cookies”, so…
How to Make Apple Cider Cookies – Step by Step Instructions:
Cookie Troubleshooting
I have some great tips for you when making not only these cookies, but all your cookie recipes!
If the cookies are misshapen when they come out of the oven, use a spatula to form them back into perfect circles. This works only when they first come out and haven’t cooled. I do this with so many cookies if they spread funny. You’ll have bakery perfect cookies every time! I always bake my cookies for 1 minutes LESS than the recipe calls for to check how they are baking. Ovens can bake inconsistently and oven temperatures can vary, so checking them a little before they’re done can help prevent over or under baking! Rotate your pan. So many ovens can heat higher in the back than the front, so it will never hurt to rotate your pan halfway through baking. If you prefer an extra soft cookie, underbake for 1 – 2 minutes. The centers will still be soft, but allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Storing and Freezing
These cookies freeze and store perfectly! Store them airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days for best freshness, or alternately bake, cool, and freeze in an airtight container for up to 30 days! Thaw at room temperature.
More Apple Cookie Recipes:
Butterscotch Apple Pudding Cookies Iced Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies
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