Apple Pie Cookies

By Aileen Cox Blundell

I guess it could be debated whether these are cookies or pies, but whatever you call them they are the perfect finger food treat for baby-led weaning! What I love most about these cookies is that you can freeze them nicely and re-bake them for a warm and crispy crust! Here’s how:

If you know you will be freezing the cookies, bake them for just a little less than the full time (about 15-18 minutes). Then you will want them to cool completely on a wire rack. If they don’t fully cool, you will get condensation (moisture) when you place in a freezer bag or container. Moisture is the freezers worst enemy.

Moisture = Freezer Burn

So once these baby led weaning apple pie cookies are cooled completely, just pack them up in a freezer container or bag and freeze! When you are ready for ONE cookie or FIVE cookies… Just take them out of the freezer, place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake at 180ºC (350ºF) for 10-15 minutes until the crust is golden and the filling is heated through. 

For baby led weaning, be sure that the filling is cooled before serving to babies and toddlers. I like to do this test for them… You know, by eating a cookie or two, just to make sure… 🙂

Dunnes stores continue to fuel our families food obsession with their everyday savers’ line of affordable products and fresh produce. Like the super sweet apples, I used for these baby led feeding cookies. The community at Dunnes continue to inspire me to create new and exciting baby led feeding recipe ideas. I’m really a lucky Mum. 

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Apple Pie Cookies

5 from 2 votes

Prep: 15 minutes minutes

Cook: 25 minutes minutes

Total: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 cookies

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Homemade sweet apple filling with a light and crispy crust.The perfect refined sugar free finger food for baby led weaning! Freezer friendly too!

Ingredients

• • 300g 2 cups flour
  • 120g 1/2 cup butter
  • 3-4 tablespoons water
• • 6 sweet eating apples
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 egg for egg wash

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Method

• Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
• Add the flour and butter to a large bowl and using your fingers rub together until resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the water (1 tablespoon at a time) and using your hands mix into the flour until it forms a dough. Leave in the fridge covered with cling film until ready to use.
• To make the filling, peel the apples and place into a pot with the maple syrup and spices. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and leave for about 10 minutes until the apple is al-dente. Remove from the heat, then use a fork to mash lightly so it becomes more like a lumpy sauce.
• Roll the pastry on a floured surface, then cut out 16 minicircles and place onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
• Add a teaspoon of the apple mixture to the centre of each circle and using the back of a spoon press down lightly making sure it doesn’t go to far towards the edges.
• Roll out the remaining pastry, cut out more circles then using a knife cut them into lines, and add 4 lines over the apple.
• Use a fork to press the pastry together. Brush with an egg wash then bake for 25 minutes until golden and crispy.
• Serve warm or cold.

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Recipe Notes & Tips

If you know you will be freezing apple pie cookies, bake for slightly less time (about 15-18 minutes), cool completely, then place in an airtight bag or container for freezing. Then bake the mini pies from frozen at 180ºC (350ºF) for about 15 minutes (until golden) for a fresh warm apple pie cookie!

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