Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodles

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APPLE CINNAMON SNICKERDOODLES




Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 12 

Ingredients

FOR THE COOKIES:

2 medium Granny Smith apple peeled, cored, cut into ¼" cubes

¾ cup unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks) softened to room temperature

1 cup light brown sugar packed

1 cup sugar

3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

3 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon


FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR BLEND:

½ cup white sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon




Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.


In a medium bowl, stir together dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.) Set aside.


In a bowl (or a stand mixer), cream the softened butter until smooth.


Add in both sugars and mix until fully incorporated.


Next, add eggs in one at a time, and continue stirring until batter is thoroughly mixed. Add in vanilla and stir.

If you are using a stand mixer, you'll probably have to take a minute to scrape down the sides to make sure all your batter is mixed properly.


Begin adding in the dry ingredients slowly. Mix well after each addition.


Next, stir in (by hand) the diced apples. Batter will be very thick so this will take a couple of minutes.


In a separate small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar mixture.


Scoop out a generous tablespoonful of cookie batter. Drop it into the cinnamon sugar mixture and roll it around.


Put it on the lined cookie sheet and gently press it down to flatten it slightly.


Bake each sheet for 8 minutes. Then turn the baking sheet around and bake for another 8 minutes.


Do not bake more than one sheet at a time or cookies may bake unevenly.


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