Apple Crisp Cookies with a pie crust bottom, sweetened spiced apples and a brown sugar and oat crust.
A couple of years ago I came across some adorable Pinterest photos of Apple Pie Cookies, like with the cute crust and everything. It looked great and all but my favorite apple dessert is Apple Crisp as evidenced by my Double The Crisp Apple Crisp and Apple Crisp Pie recipes.
The best part about this recipe is that the topping is as equally easy as it is cute. You don’t have to worry about the cookies looking delicious, the crumble will take care of that for you and the bottoms brown nicely because of the pie crust. The inside is still delicious, chewy, moist and still has a hint of liquid filling. Think of this cookie as 80% crust and 20% apples. That’s my kind of apple dessert! 😉
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Apple Crisp Cookies
Apple Crisp Cookies with a pie crust bottom, sweetened spiced apples and a brown sugar and oat crust. Just enough filling to make it feel healthy!
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust (you can make half that recipe)
- 5 Granny Smith apples , peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar , packed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2/3 cup rolled oats (not instant)
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter , diced
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Add baking spray or grease regular muffin tin (you'll use it twice or spray two muffin tins).
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Cut 24 two inch circles out of your pie crust.
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If you need to gather your scraps and re-roll them to 1/4 inch thickness.
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Add the pie crust to the muffin tins.
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In a small saucepan add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and cornstarch.
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Cook for 5-7 minutes until the apples are softened and thickened.
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To make the crisp topping, add the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt, oats and butter to a bowl and combine with either a hand mixer or pastry cutter.
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Add one tablespoon of apple filling to each muffin well.
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Add two tablespoons of the crumble topping on top.
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I give the tops a quick spray with canola oil, but it is totally up to you. I find it helps hold the topping together.
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Bake for 18-20 minutes.
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Let cool completely before carefully removing.
I followed the recipe exactly as written and these were fabulous!
Yay! Thanks for the 5 stars, Terri.
This receipe is the best one I ever did, it is succulent and easy to make. Merci !
Yay! Thanks for the 5 stars, Diane.
I’ve made these for years! They are soooo good! And sooo easy!! I actually make a caramel sauce and drizzle over the top! So yummy!
That sounds heavenly!
Made a Gluten Free version of pie crust. Apples abound from our tree. Substituted Almond and coconut flours in lieu of APF in crumble. As one rater said, “didn’t look like picture” but they were a hit of the crowd!
What can i use instead of pie crust? GF would be better for me.
You can always make a GF pie crust or buy a premade one.
Just made these today and my husband gives them a thumbs up. They are very good. I told him mine don’t look like the picture and he didn’t care because they were so good. In your pic you can see some apples and everything is nicely caramelized but mine don’t look anything like that. The receipt says 2 tablespoons of topping and it seems to me the topping was to thick for the apples to show through. I baked it an additional 7 minutes and was afraid to go any longer. The top crust was set and they popped out nicely. The appearance isn’t bad it’s just not like the pic.
Mine cooked the same. Didn’t look like the photo at all. Wished they had. Recipe was easy enough.
Has anyone tried instant oats instead of old fashioned? Could I substitute with the instant?
I don’t recommend instant, they won’t be as firm or hold up as well to give you that signature crisp.
This weekend is our local Blueberry Festival and I’m wondering if I could substitute blueberries for the apples?
What a great idea. My gut is telling me it would work, my only concern would be the amount of liquid the blueberries would create. I’d love for you to let me know how they turn out if you try it with blueberries!
SO good! Made the crust the night before. The apples are simple and delish. I just baked until they were nicely browned. Popped right out of the pan easily even warm. Thank you for sharing! These are going to Bible study tonight. I added a photo to Pinterest.
Thanks for dropping by to let me know! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
They were a hit! I’m making them today for a bake sale!
Where is the recipe for the pie crust. I didn’t see a hyperlink. Thanks
So sorr about that. Here’s the link: https://dev.dinnerthendessert.com/apple-slab-pie-with-spiced-glaze/
One word… “AMAZING”!
Thank you so much, Teresa!
Do you think I could follow this recipe except make it as a pie? So instead of cutting circles out of the pie dough, just throw all the ingredients into the pie tin, then add the topping? If so, do you think I’d need 2 pie crusts or just one? Thanks!
If you’re looking for a pie, try this one.
https://dev.dinnerthendessert.com/apple-crisp-pie/
These cookies are DELICIOUS!! Recipe a keeper for sure as a favorite!!
Am in the process of baking and they are not caramelizing like yours did. What did I do wrong? How do I get them to caramelize?
Oh no, I’m just now seeing this. It sounds like maybe they needed to bake longer?
Hello. I just found this recipe and my friend and Iwant to make it. Did anybody try making it in an ait fryer? That’s our aim.
Astrid, I’d love to know how it worked in an AirFryer instead of the oven. Any changes?
Can you use any kind of apple? I’m not a fan of Granny Smith.
Yep, use whatever you like 🙂
Can these be frozen ?
I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m not sure they’ll hold up.
Can they be frozen
I wouldn’t suggest it. I don’t think they’ll hold up well in the process, sorry.
Did you homemade your pie crust? Or did u buy from store
You could do it either way.
Hi. I make pies and crisps alot. I don’t make my crust. The best pie crust is the one by the butter. Soo much better than the frozen one. It’s made by Pillsbury and you get 2 per box. Not expensive.
These were incredibly good. My son says they are his new favorite. They did not turn out like cookies at all though. They were more like little apple tarts that were about an inch thick. They also stuck to the muffin tin even though they were thoroughly greased. Any ideas. I will be making them again and trying to figure out how to make them more like your cookies.
Could be the muffin tin. Sometimes if there is a residue built up it decreases non-stick power. Also, I would even suggest a silicone muffin pan. Those can help you gently remove the cookies/tarts without breaking them. Here is an inexpensive option: Silicon Muffin Tin
I made this cookie for Christmas. Thank you so much, my family love them. I made them your way and I changed them another way by using sugar cookie mix. I used premade dough. I also used a bit more butter in the topping. Everyone loved both ways. I will be making these for years to come. Thank you again. Great recipe!!
You’re welcome! So glad you and your family enjoyed them!
Just made these yesterday, and they are DELICIOUS! The only change I made was adding some roughly chopped roasted salted almonds to the crumble mixture, which…yum! They didn’t look anything like your photos, and I was stressing out about it at first. The crumble didn’t caramelize nearly as much as yours. I even left them in the oven for 45 minutes, then turned the broiler on to get the tops a little more brown. Anyway, it didn’t matter that they didn’t look like yours. The cookies were fantastic and everyone loved them. I think I love them even more this morning with my cup of coffee 🙂 Thanks so much for the great recipe!
Love your addition idea! I’m so glad you guys enjoyed it! Thanks for coming back to let me know!
Yeah almonds or pecans?
How many cups (approximately) are five Granny Smith apples? It doesn’t say whether they’re large or medium size. Thank you.
I’d say probably about 5 cups once diced. I always get medium sized apples, sorry for not noting it.
What is the best way to store these and for how long will they be tasty?
Single layer in a covered container. If the pie crust bottom seems a bit soft, you can pop it in a toaster oven for just a few minutes on a low setting or in the oven for 5-6 minutes. When it cools the bottoms should be crisp again.
what did I do wrong? My first question is how much flour was I suppose to add? The directions say add flour but it never states how much. Th first batch I did just as it said (guessing for the flour) and there was no way I could get them out. We ate them as pies. The second batch I switched from 1 tbsp filling and 2 tbsp crumble to 1 tsp filling and 1 tsp crumble, plus we lined the muffin tin with cupcake wrappers. They are cooling as we speak but I really want this concept to work for me. Any ideas what I did wrong?
Yikes! So sorry about that, the flour line got deleted somehow. I usually am pretty good at catching when I accidentally delete something but I totally missed it there. I updated the recipe to reflect it. With the updated ingredients list you definitely shouldn’t need the liners anymore. I would still grease the pans though and wait a good ten minutes or so before trying to remove the cookies since you want the crust to cool. Again, so sorry about that mix up, I wish I could deliver you a batch of these cookies to make it up to you!
Where is the updated recipie?
The recipe card was updated 🙂
These need to show up during all my snack times!! 😀
I love apple crisp so much! These cookies are such a great idea.
Thanks, Laura! They came out really tasty!
These muffins look delicious! Your photos made me hungry! 😀
Oh man do these cookies look good! We also have apples on hand so I’ll have to give these a try 🙂
You won’t regret it! Enjoy!
These little cookies are calling my name! I want them all please 🙂
You’ll have to wrestle my husband for them! 🙂
These are too cute! And I’m totally with you on the butter shell being the best part 😀
These cookies are genius! Seriously – such a great twist on a classic!
Thanks, Cathy!
Oh man, my husband would eat the entire batch of these before they even cooled! LOL I can imagine dipping these little gems in ice cream. Or frosting. Or coffee. Or anything!
OMG these sound so flavorful and perfect and I love those green apples!
I agree – green apples are pretty much perfect for baking!
These are so much fun…AAAANNNDDD I have everything to make a batch right now!
Come back and let me know how they turned out!
I’m totally smitten by any thing apple. So you know that these cookies will be on my mind ALL day! These are fantastic!
Thanks, Lora! Come back and let me know how you liked them after you bake them! 😉
Yum! These are so adorable and look so good.
What a delicious looking snack! Be great to munch on all day!
I could only munch on them for a couple hours before my family had devoured the entire batch!
OH MY GOSH I love this idea! apple pie and crisps are some of my favorite summer treats, and in cookie form? genius!
Thanks, Kristina! I was pretty proud of myself for putting this together!