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Caramel Apple Cookies
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
57 mins
 

These Caramel Apple Cookies are so delicious you won't be able to get enough! They are adorable and fun to make, and they're even better than real caramel apples.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramel apple, caramel apple cookie, sugar cookie
Servings: 12
Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Ingredients
  • Sugar cookie recipe
  • Royal icing recipe
  • Ivory gel food coloring Wilton
  • Warm brown gel food coloring AmeriColor
  • Leaf green gel food coloring Wilton
  • Gold gel food coloring AmeriColor
  • I use Wilton and Americolor gels, depending on what colors I need and have on hand.
  • Black food marker:
  • I used the Rainbow Dust Professional Cake Decorators Food Pen
  • Super Red gel food coloring AmeriColor
  • Decorating bags Wilton disposal bags
  • Decorating tips Wilton 1, 2 and 3
Instructions
  1. Roll out your cookie dough (I chill the dough first) and cut out cookies with the cutter.
  2. With a spatula, place dough pieces on the parchment lined cookie sheet.
  3. I usually place the cookie trays in the freezer to help the cookies hold their shape.
  4. Bake according to recipe.
  5. Let cookies cool for about 10 minutes and then place on a cooling rack.
  6. Fill a decorating bag with the ivory tinted royal icing, thin enough to fill the "stick" section of the cookie, and fitted with a #2 tip. Let it dry for about 20 minutes.
  7. Fill a decorating bag with the green (leaf green with a few drops of gold) royal icing and a #2 tip, and apply it the the top section of the apple. Let it dry for about an hour.
  8. Fill a decorating bag with the caramel colored (warm brown with a bit of gold) royal icing and a #3 tip, filling in the remainder of the apple. Allow to dry overnight, about 8 hours. (If you're using the candy melts, decorate the cookie with it at this point, instead of the royal icing.)
  9. With the green icing and a #1 tip, outline the apple details.
  10. With the caramel icing and a #1 tip, add the caramel details.
  11. Use the food marker and add facial details.
  12. Finally, add the cheeks using the red royal icing and a #2 tip.
  13. Have fun and enjoy!