These Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies have a caramel apple buttercream sandwiched between shortbread apple shaped cookies dipped in chocolate.
“This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek!
I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.”
In this post I used Dixie Crystals Sugar granulated sugar which was sent to me by Dixie for free for participating in #HalloweenTreatsWeek.
These Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies came about originally because of the caramel apple suckers.
The ones that have a green apple Jolly Rancher flavored lollipop and then dipped in caramel.
I tried to figure out how to make that into a baked good.
And these cookies were born. I thought about just chopping up the suckers and pulverizing them.
But dealing with the sticks seemed more of a hassle then just unwrapping the Jolly Ranchers.
Plus I wasn’t sure if I could get the caramel on the suckers to break down like I needed it to.
The base of these cookies are my favorite roll out shortbread cookies.
Which require no chilling and hold their shape really well.
The cookie is just a plain vanilla one. I put all the flavor in the filling.
Just to keep things more simple. Originally I had planned on making a coating using the caramel chips.
But those ended up seizing.
And then I remembered that I always get the chocolate dipped caramel apples anyway.
The nonpareils were added just for color pop.
If you don’t want to use them you don’t have to. I used these mini popsicle sticks and this small apple cutter.
I did cut off the leaf and stem before baking.
Want More Caramel Apple Recipes?
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Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- For the Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food gel
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 TBSP cornstarch
- For the Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 TBSP milk
- 1 cup finely ground Apple Jolly Ranchers
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce
- For Dipping:
- 6 oz white chocolate chips
- 6 oz milk chocolate chips
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter
- nonpareils
Instructions
For the Cookies:
Preheat oven to 300° F.
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about three minutes.
Add the vanilla bean paste and green food gel and beat for another 30 seconds.
Add in flour, ½ cup at a time with mixer on low.
Repeat until all the flour is gone.
Add cornstarch and mix until combined.
Let mixer run on low until dough forms.
Divide dough in half.
Sprinkle flat surface lightly with flour.
Roll out the cookie to ¼-inch thickness.
Use a small apple shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour to cut out cookies.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 15-18 minutes.
For the Frosting:
Combine the butter and vegetable shortening in the bowl of an electric mixer; using a paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Add half of the powdered sugar and continue beating on low speed for an additional 2 minutes, or until the mixture is creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
Add the remaining powdered sugar, vanilla and milk, and beat until the frosting is creamy and fluffy, about 2 minutes more.
Add crushed Jolly Ranchers and caramel sauce and beat on low speed until light and fluffy.
Thin out with more milk if needed.
To assemble.
Match up the cookies best you can with size and shape.
Spread some of the icing onto half of the cooled cookies.
Place a mini popsicle stick so that it looks like it's coming out of the top of the apple.
Cover the part of the stick that is in the cookie with a little more frosting and then sandwich with another cookie.
For the Dipping:
Combine the chocolates and butter in a medium heat-proof bowl set over a medium saucepan of barely simmering water; stir until melted and smooth.
Transfer to a small bowl, and let cool about 15 minutes.
Dip the bottom part of each sandwich cookie into the chocolate.
Sprinkle with the nonpareils and transfer to wax paper or parchment paper.
Let chocolate set for about 30 minutes before serving.
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Karen says
My favorite part of the recipe is the jolly ranchers in the filling – such a unique combination!