Apple Pie Cutie Cookies

Name: Apple Pie Cutie Cookies
Yield: Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 13 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces and frozen for 15 minutes; 3 1/2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 4 1/2 tablespoons, ice water, plus extra as needed; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup, water; 1 teaspoon, cornstarch; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 1/2 pounds, Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1/4 cup packed (1 3/4 ounces), light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2014

Desserts or Baked Goods

Apple pie is a holiday favorite, and these cookies transform it into a bite-size affair.

SERVESMakes 24 cookies

TIME2¼ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 30 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Apple pie is a holiday favorite, and these cookies transform it into a bite-size affair. A pastrylike dough forms the base, and we thicken a filling of tart Granny Smith apples with cornstarch and flavor it with brown sugar, cinnamon, and n...

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