A Jammin Life

Cookie Series Part 1 : Pistachio Cookies

Cookie Series Part 5 : Apple Pie Cookies

This is the final part of my cookie series!

But Jammin, why do you only post 5 parts when I see 10 in the cookie group photo?
Well, that’s because I try to live an honest life, and I thought the other 5 tasted bad. I don’t want to trick you with those horrible recipes, nor do I have enough passion in me to keep recipe testing until I find the right balance.

Which leads me to this apple pie cookie! It’s pretty dang delicious because I didn’t just stop with adding apples. I added cream too (: It’s like the best of both pie worlds combined with a cookie, so it’s more like the best of 3 worlds!

Ready? Leggooooo

• Cookie Ingredients:
  • 227 grams butter
  • 200 grams brown sugar
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 361 grams all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
• Apple Ingredients:
  • 1 apple, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of ground nutmeg
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
• Pastry Cream Ingredients:
  • 90 ml milk
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 200 grams cream cheese

• Apple Recipe:
  • toss the chopped apple with the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg
  • melt butter on medium-low heat in a pot and pour in the apples
  • cook and stir the apples until the outside slightly softens – about 10 minutes
• Pastry Cream Recipe:
  • simmer milk and sugar in a pot
  • whisk together cornstarch and egg yolk
  • quickly whisk the cornstarch mixture into the hot milk
  • heat on low while whisking constantly until thick
  • turn off heat and mix in vanilla
  • transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap directly on it
  • cool it down to slightly warm to touch and mix in the cream cheese
• Cookie Recipe:
  • cream together butter and sugars
  • add eggs one at a time
  • mix in vanilla
  • whisk together cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt
  • mix into the butter mixture just until incorporated
  • divide the dough into 180 g pieces
  • roll them up, flatten them a little, and put a big dent on top with a spoon
  • chill them in the fridge until it hardens
  • add cooked apples halfway into the dent
  • fill the rest of the dent with pastry cream
  • bake in a preheated oven at 210°C for about 15-20 minutes