Apple Pecan Cookie Cups Recipe
Bite sized Apple Pecan Cookie Cups have a cream cheese cookie crust and are filled with gooey caramelized apple that's sweetened with brown sugar and overflowing with crunchy pecans.
Servings: 24 servings
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
For the filling:
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ½ cup apples peeled and diced small
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fully combined. Beat in flour and powdered sugar and continue mixing until fully incorporated. Lay out a large piece of plastic wrap and drop dough into center. Wrap up dough and chill in freezer one hour.
- For the filling, combine all ingredients into a large bowl and mix together gently using a fork.
- After dough has chilled, use a 1 Tablespoon measuring spoon and scoop out a large ball. Roll into a ball and press into a mini muffin pan. I don't usually spray my pans, but if you want you can use a baking spray. Use a tart shaper (or finger tips) to press dough into pan, trying not to go over the edge of the cup. Repeat for remaining dough.
- Scoop about 1 tsp of filling into each cup of dough. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan about 15-20 minutes.
- After cooled, pop out of pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.
Notes
- Filling may bubble out, you may want to place muffin pan on a cookie sheet or piece of foil.
- If you won’t be eating them all right away, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They’ll keep for about 5 days.
- I like Granny Smiths in my apple pies and other apple treats. Other tart varieties like Pink Lady or sweet apples like Honeycrisp would be good choices too.
- Freeze apple cookie cups in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 35mg | Sugar: 12g
