Apple Pie Cookies / taste just like pie
Ingredients 3 Tb butter 2 apples, peeled and diced 1/2 cup packed light br/sugar Juiced 1/2 lemon 2 Tb apple juice or cider (or use water) 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 14-oz pkg refrigerated pie dough 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2-3 tsp h/cream 1/8 tsp cardamom (option)
Directions melt butter on med-high' soften apples, 3-4 min. Stir in brown sugar, lemon juice, simmer til liquid is starting to reduce, 3-4 more min. Add whisk together the apple juice and cornstarch. Cook/stir/thicken a min. Cool offheat.
Roll out 1 piece pie dough into 12-inch round. Using a 3-inch cutter, cut out 12 small rounds and arrange on parchmented b/sheet. Re-roll scraps and cut 2 more rounds. Roll 2nd dough into 12-inch round. Cut into 1/2" strips. Cut strips into shorter 3 1/2-4-inch pieces (makes about 56 pieces).
Arrange rounds on the baking sheet. Place 1 tbl apple mixture in centers. Lattice top w/ 2 parallel strips of dough on top, then lay 2 more strips perpendicular to the first. (Alternatively, weave the strips into a lattice.) Trim the edges of the strips, then press around the edges with a fork to seal. Bake golden, 18-20 min. Remove to rack to cool. Glaze. For the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, heavy cream, and cardamom. Drizzle over the cookies.