Description
Soft, cinnamon-spiced cookies filled with gooey caramel and fresh apple pieces
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 18 soft caramel candies
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (3.4-oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups finely diced sweet apples
Instructions
- Soften butter in mixing bowl and prepare cinnamon sugar coating with 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment. Unwrap caramels.
- Cream butter with brown sugar and remaining granulated sugar for 3 minutes until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla, and salt until combined.
- Whisk together flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and remaining cinnamon. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
- Fold in diced apples until evenly distributed.
- Wrap 1 tablespoon dough around each caramel, seal completely, and roll in cinnamon sugar.
- Place 6 cookies per baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10 minutes, rotate sheets, then bake 8-10 minutes more until edges are set.
- Cool on baking sheets 15 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
Notes
Keep unused dough refrigerated between batches. Cookies can be microwaved 8-10 seconds to soften caramel centers before serving.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes