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Caramel Apple Cookies

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Caramel Apple Cookies

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Caramel Apple Cookies

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By thekitchn.com

Caramel Apple Cookies

Prep:50minCook:40min

Bake these soft and fluffy cookies that have diced fresh apples and a gooey caramel center.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:29:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

65

Moderate

Glycemic Load

20

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories191.6 kcal (10%)

Total Fat6.8 g (10%)

Carbs31.7 g (12%)

Sugars22.4 g (25%)

Protein1.8 g (4%)

Sodium142.7 mg (7%)

Fiber0.4 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

12 tablespoonsunsalted butter

¾ cupgranulated sugar

2 ½ teaspoonsapple pie spice mix

or ground cinnamon, divided

21caramel candies

soft, such as, Baking Caramels

¾ cupdark brown sugar

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

½ teaspoonkosher salt

2 cupsall-purpose flour

1 x 3.4 ounceinstant vanilla pudding mix

1 teaspoonbaking soda

1honeycrisp apples

Instructions

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Notes

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Delicious

Go-to

Sweet

Moist

Easy

Megan McLay· last year

Special occasion

Made a couple tweaks that made them absolutely delicious!!! Instead of full caramels in the center, I added caramel bits into the mix. I also used freeze dried apple chunks instead of whole fresh apples. Would like to try fresh apples and just dried apple pieces next time, to experiment, but these were great with the freeze-dried apples. Also cooked for about 12-13 minutes, checking at 9 and adding time as I went.

Made a couple tweaks that made them absolutely delicious!!! Instead of full caramels in the center, I added caramel bits into the mix. I also used freeze dried apple chunks instead of whole fresh apples. Would like to try fresh apples and just dried apple pieces next time, to experiment, but these were great with the freeze-dried apples.
Also cooked for about 12-13 minutes, checking at 9 and adding time as I went.

Kurt Gusinow· 2 years ago

Got rave reviews, more then any other cookie that I have cooked. Used half caramels so that it wouldn't leak out. Apple made the cookies a bit mushy the next day. Great idea to toast before eating!