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A pile of apple cinnamon sugar cookies on a green plate.
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Apple Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

This basic cookie is almost a cross between a sugar cookie and snickerdoodles. Definitely a good cookie to have on hand.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Bake Time35 minutes
Chill30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 66kcal

Ingredients

COOKIE DOUGH

  • 1 cup Butter unsalted 2 sticks room temperature
  • 1 cup Sugar white 198 g
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 tablespoon Apple juice
  • 3 cup All-purpose flour 360 g
  • 1-½ teaspoon Baking powder 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda 3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Apple pie spice

TOPPING

  • ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon Sugar white

Instructions

  • Measure or weigh your flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and apple pie spice into a bowl and run a whisk through to blend. In another bowl, weigh or measure the sugar and set aside. You may use a stand or handheld mixer to cream the butter and sugar until they are light and fluffy. Next, add the apple juice, then add your egg and blend till the egg is incorporated.
  • Turn the mixer to low and add the flour mixture till incorporated. The dough might look a little crumbly, but if you take some in your hand, you should be able to make a ball. So think of it as play dough it should have the same consistency. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes to half an hour. I buy parchment paper in sheets, and I find rolling out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper the easiest way to roll out the dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C or 180°C) and line two cookie pans with parchment paper, so they are ready. Roll the dough to at least ¼" thick. You can make them thicker, but you will need to add another minute or so to the baking time. I got five dozen cookies from making the dough ¼" thick. They do not spread very much but leave at least an inch between the cookies on the cookie pan. For the topping mix the cinnamon and the sugar together. Using your thumb and fingers, sprinkle the mixture on top of each cookie.
  • Bake at 350°F (175°C or 180°C) for 6-8 minutes, mine was 7 minutes. You do not want them to turn brown, or they will be dry inside. Move the cookies to a cooling rack when you take them out of the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg