Description
Indulge in the warmth of fall with these delightful Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies. Each cookie boasts a soft and chewy texture, enveloping a gooey apple butter center, all wrapped in a sweet cinnamon sugar coating. Perfect for gatherings or as a cozy treat with your favorite warm beverage, these cookies blend the rich flavors of apple and spices, making them an irresistible addition to your dessert table. Easy to make and endlessly customizable, they are sure to impress family and friends alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3.5 ounces cold full-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 tablespoons unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup cane granulated sugar (for rolling)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for rolling)
- 3/4 cup Musselman's Apple Butter
- 4 tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and molasses until fluffy.
- Mix in the egg, egg yolk until combined.
- Gradually add flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt until just mixed.
- Scoop dough into balls, roll in cinnamon sugar mixture, and place on baking sheets with indentations filled with apple butter.
- Bake for 8–12 minutes until edges are set; cool on wire racks before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg