Caramel Apple Cookies; Perfect Cookie For The Fall (Recipe Post)

Post by The Grumpy One

So I know that my faithful 3 or so readers have started to notice that my recipe posts are not-so-weekly posts even though I said I would do them weekly.  Well the truth is sometimes I will try a recipe and it is not the best.

Yes, these aren't my recipes, they are ideas that I like, tweak them, try them, and if they are good...I will post.  If they are not good (like last week's "Popcorn Fudge") I will either just chalk it up as a loss, or think of ways to make it better and try again another day (and yes..I think after brainstorming with people from work especially "The Tattooed One" I think we came up for a way to make it work.)

So luckily for the readers, today was not just a winner, but I will say is my now #2 favorite recipe I have tried (I really don't think I will beat my Crownies anytime soon.)

Now the funny thing was I decided to do a more complicated recipe since the boys haven't tried to help in a while...yeah Brandis (one of my 3 year old boys) wanted to help today, so if you think it's too complicated, just remember a 3 year old helped make them.

So the ingredients are; 1 TSP Cinnamon, 10 envelopes of instant apple cider, 1 Cup butter, Chewy Caramels, 2 Eggs, 1/2 TSP Salt, 1 TSP Vanilla, 1 TSP Baking Soda, 1/2 TSP Baking Powder, 1 Cup Sugar, 3 Cups Flour.

So start by pre-heating the oven to 350.

In one bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.

In a separate bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, salt, apple cider mix, eggs, and vanilla.

Once it's a nice brown mix, start folding the flour mix until it is well blended.

If you are paying attention...yes that is a 3-year old's hand mixing.  I am not joking, he pretty much did everything but the measuring and putting them in and out of the oven.

Once the mix is done, put it in the fridge for a couple of minutes to form a little bit (you might not have to do this, but if you live in Hawaii like I do right now, it is important since it is so hot here at all time.)

So as it's chilling you can start unwrapping the caramels.

If you are making it with a kid like I was, the three hardest steps have to do with unwrapping caramels.

1. Teaching a toddler how to unwrap a caramel in the heat (as you can tell from this picture, he wanted to dig in without un-twisting first.)

2. Making sure that your child is putting them in the pile and not in his mouth once they are unwrapped.

3. Trying to sneak a caramel YOURSELF without your kid catching you (I almost got caught twice.)

Now with the caramel unwrapped, take the mix out of the fridge, lay down some parchment paper on a baking sheet.

Put about a tablespoon of the mix down.

Put a caramel in, and cover it up.  (Now that I have made them, I really wish I would have covered them up better.)

Remember that they will spread when you bake, so leave some room when you place them.

Put them in for 12-14 minutes or until the edges brown.

Once they start to cool, move them a little from their spot to make sure they don't stick to the paper.

This will make about 3 dozen cookies.

Like I said, I wish I would have covered the caramel a little better.

Now these cookies are O.K. cold, but when they are warm, they are INCREDIBLE, so if you get  any of them at work tomorrow...grab a plate from me, and throw them in the microwave.

I know I said I was going to try to post real recipes eventually, but I really wanted to try these (still haven't got over my caramel apple kick.) Maybe next week.