Apple Pie Crinkle Cookies

Name: Apple Pie Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups gluten free flour (any brand with xantham gum mixed in); 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup apple sauce; 1 egg or egg replacer equivalent; 11/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 1 tbls + 1/2 tsp cinnamon, divided; 1 cup powdered sugar; Optional: 1 apple

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These Apple Pie Crinkle Cookies are the perfect combo of apple, cinnamon, and vanilla all wrapped up in a scrumptious cookie.

I love the ease and beauty of crinkle cookies. They are super simple if you use a box cake mix, but I made these from scratch using my favorite gluten free flour. However, any flour will work….so don’t freak out that these use gluten free flour…okay y’all!

There is lot’s of cinnamon-y goodness, a hint of vanilla, and the applesauce keeps these cookies extremely moist and provides a little apple flavor too! Everyone who has had these are surprised at how moist they are…and that why I used applesauce. If you want to go crazy peel and finely dice one apple and mix it in to the dough. You’ll love that extra burst of flavor.

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Apple Pie Crinkle Cookies

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

Apple Pie Crinkle Cookies...perfect combo of apple, cinnamon, and vanilla all wrapped up in a scrumptious gluten-free cookie.

Ingredients

2 cups gluten free flour (any brand with xantham gum mixed in)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup apple sauce
1 egg or egg replacer equivalent
11/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbls + 1/2 tsp cinnamon, divided
1 cup powdered sugar
Optional: 1 apple

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
Cream together sugar, applesauce, and egg until well combined with a stand or handheld mixer. Add in remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon and beat well. Optional, peel and finely dice one apple and mix into the dough.
In a small bowl, combine remaining cinnamon with powdered sugar and set aside.
Using a size 40 (11/2 T) cookies scoop, scoop out dough and shape into balls. Roll each cookie dough ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated. Place on prepared baking sheet a couple inches apart. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until set and lightly golden.
Let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack so that they don't fall apart.

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Comments

Ann says
March 27, 2019 at 4:25 pm

My cookie dough was too moist to make balls so I ended up with flat cookies. Taste good but not what I wanted. Any ideas what I might have done wrong?

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- Wendy O'Neal says
  March 28, 2019 at 8:26 am
  
  Hi Ann! Sounds like there was too much liquid. Perhaps your egg was extra large or your flour didn’t absorb all the liquid. Next time this happens, try adding a little more flour to get to the proper cookie dough consistency. w-
  
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Nicolle Clauson says
November 9, 2017 at 1:35 pm

Can you please email me the written recipe in it’s entirety? The website won’t let me due to all the ads that won’t let me close in order to view it properly.

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- Wendy O'Neal says
  November 9, 2017 at 9:36 pm
  
  Hi Nicolle. You should be able to click the print recipe button. There really aren’t that many ads on my site…and none should be covering the recipe. Please email a screenshot of what you are seeing so I can make sure everything is running properly. Thanks.
  
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Jan F says
January 22, 2017 at 12:45 pm

If I want to use regular flour instead of gluten free, do I use the same quantity? These sound amazing!

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- Wendy O'Neal says
  January 24, 2017 at 9:06 am
  
  I would start with a little less flour Jan…like maybe 1 1/2 cups and then slowly add more if needed. w-
  
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Michelle Bailey says
January 29, 2016 at 7:57 pm

I tried to substitute the flour for cake flour but I think the consistency was so light that it didn’t absorb well and was sticky so I added more flour. The kids loved them but they were more like cake then a cookie. Back to the drawing board, lol

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- Wendy O'Neal says
  February 25, 2016 at 11:22 am
  
  Thanks for the feedback Michelle. Cake flour and GF Flour have totally different properties. I’m not sure what the substitution ratio would be, but it’s not one for one. Sorry you had trouble with the cookies, but I hope that helps.
  
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  - Joanne says
    December 19, 2018 at 6:06 am
    
    But your comments say any flour will work. Is this not true then?
    
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    - Wendy O'Neal says
      December 19, 2018 at 8:20 am
      
      Hi Joanne, my recipe says any GF flour that has Xanthan gum mixed in will work. All Purpose, cake flour, gf flour with no xanthan gum will have different properties and need different amounts of flour. w-
      
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Bethany Lopez says
November 18, 2015 at 3:17 pm

I tried making them, but I must have done something wrong. It was too doughy for my hands, and the sugar mix didn’t stick. They look more like Snickerdoodles than crinkle cookies, but still taste delicious. 🙂

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- Wendy O'Neal says
  November 18, 2015 at 9:33 pm
  
  Oh no Bethany. Sounds like they might have need a little more liquid. Glad they were still tasty though! ~w
  
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Elena says
August 24, 2015 at 10:10 am

These cookies look so yummy! I am going to try this reipe

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Karen D says
August 22, 2015 at 9:50 am

I had never added apples to cookies, going to have to try this (using the optional apple) 🙂

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Julie Wood says
August 12, 2015 at 7:10 am

This is such a pretty cookie and one that I think is a good one to make for back to school. I would love to put these in my daughter’s lunch. She would love these. Thanks for the recipe.

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