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Clear skies. Low 43F. Winds light and variable.

I haven’t met a person who doesn’t love fall. Summer is winding down, the bounty of fresh fruits is abundant. We all know that fall means fresh apples.

I can’t think of a better combination than fresh pie filling teaming up with a snickerdoodle cookie — the snickerdoodle cookie is the closest cookie to pie crust. It could also be called an “apple pie doodle.”

1 Apple gala, peeled and sliced

¼ cup Brown sugar packed light or dark

2 tablespoon Salted butter room temperature and cubed

¼ cup Heavy cream room temperature

1 cup salted butter melted and cooled

1 cup Brown sugar packed light or dark

Peel and slice the apples. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the apple slices, brown sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Heat until it starts to bubble. Then, cook and stir for about 5 minutes. The mixture will thicken and the apples will be soft.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the melted butter (it needs to be cooled to room temperature before using), brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Whisk until combined and smooth

Add in the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to mix until just combined. Let the cookie dough rest for 10 minutes

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Use a large cookie scoop and scoop 6 cookie dough balls per cookie sheet. Use a measuring cup or the bottom of a spice jar to press a circle into the cookie dough. Then, use your hand to light press the dough into a nice circle.

Bake for 11 minutes. Take out of the oven, and press the measuring cup back into the hole. Then, bake for another 1-3 minutes until the edges are golden.

Cool the cookies completely on a cooling rack.

Brush the cookies with melted butter using a pastry brush (do 1 cookie at a time), roll the cookie in cinnamon sugar. Only worry about the outside of the cookie and not inside the hole.

Top each hole with apple pie filling. Then, drizzle salted caramel on top.

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