{"id":13615,"date":"2017-11-01T08:32:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T12:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=13615"},"modified":"2017-11-01T08:36:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T12:36:59","slug":"caramel-apple-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/01\/caramel-apple-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Caramel Apple Cookies Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think one of the hardest things about Halloween is figuring out what to do with all the candy when November 1st rolls around. While we ended last night with tons of goodies that we&#8217;d love to gobble right up, the reality is that we just aren&#8217;t going to eat most of (4 kids+overly generous neighbors=way more candy than we&#8217;ll ever need!)<\/p>\n<p>But I do have one way to use up some of the caramels we got: Caramel Apple Cookies!<\/p>\n<p>Because caramel is notoriously dairy-filled (as well as corn filled here) we\u00a0chose to make our own dairy and corn free caramel with this awesome coconut milk recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forkandbeans.com\/2013\/09\/04\/vegan-caramels-corn-syrup-free\/\">Fork and Beans<\/a>\u00a0so that everyone in our family could enjoy the Caramel Apple Cookies. And we did!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a variation of Honeybun&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/peppermint-melty-cookies-recipe\/\">Peppermint Melty cookies<\/a> she invented last year and the Caramel Apple Cookies version are just as delicious and will definitely become a fall tradition in our house!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-1.png\" alt=\"These Caramel Apple Cookies are chewy and light and oh so delicious with the combination of soft, sour apple and chewy, sweet caramel!\" width=\"749\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-1.png 749w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-1-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-1-390x250.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients for Caramel Apple Cookies:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Granny Smith Apple<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup caramels<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter, shortening or margarine<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to make Caramel Apple Cookies:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Line cookie sheets with parchment paper (use a small spritz of cooking spray to hold it down if it wants to roll or slide around)<\/li>\n<li>Peel and core apple then dice into small pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Cut caramels into pieces a similar size to the apples and roll in a small amount of flour if sticky where cut.<\/li>\n<li>Mix remaining ingredients together, just until smooth.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12075 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-1016x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-300x302.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-600x605.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-248x250.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-390x393.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/peppermint-melties.jpg 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Fold in apples and caramel pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Use a cookie scoop or two large spoons to drop cookies onto cookie sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Bake about 12 minutes, until bottoms are golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool a few minutes on cookie sheet then move to cooling rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-recipe.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These cookies come out chewy and light and oh so delicious with the combination of soft, sour apple and chewy, sweet caramel!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249703384075\/\">Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249703384075\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13652 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-680x1024.png\" alt=\"These Caramel Apple Cookies are chewy and light and oh so delicious with the combination of soft, sour apple and chewy, sweet caramel!\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/caramel-apple-cookies-680x1024.png 680w, 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