Apple Peanut Butter Cookies
Classic peanut butter cookies get an apple twist! Perfect for the lunch box or to dip in your morning coffee!
Apples dipped in peanut butter. Whoever thought of that combination was a genius right there! Apples have the right flavor and are sturdy enough to dip into thick peanut butter. Such a great snack!
I remember a while ago, I was in the supermarket with Silas and in the produce section near the bagged salad, they had these snack packs for $1. One kind was sliced apples and a small container of caramel, and the other was sliced apples and a small container of peanut butter. Silas BEGGED me to get him one, and as opposed to something sugary at the register, I gave in and got both him and Wesley one.
Well, when we got home you would have thought I had prepared the most delicious dessert for them - they were raving about the apples and peanut butter. It finally dawned on me: this food blogger mom and NEVER given these boys apple slices with peanut butter to dip! Mommy fail, am I right?!
Needless to say ever since then, most days alongside their sandwich for lunch, they'll have apple slices and a big mound of peanut butter. Sometimes, Wesley doesn't even touch his sandwich and just levels the apples - I'm ok with that!!
These cookies though? Apples and peanut butter in cookie form, I'm telling you! They're really simple to make and the little apple chunks keep the cookies semi-moist. Your kids will love finding these in their lunch box and you will love dipping them in your coffee while they're at school, haha!
Apple Peanut Butter Cookies makes about 2 dozen
1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup diced apple
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars. Add in egg and vanilla extract and beat well. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add flour mixture to stand mixer while it's turned on low speed. Stir in diced apple. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a criss-cross pattern on the tops with a fork, if desired, and bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes. Cook on wire racks and store in an airtight container. *Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
These cookies were pretty much leveled by our family and our neighbor's family in just about one afternoon! Such a great way to welcome fall and apple season, too!
Here are some more of my favorite apple treats:
Cake Mix Caramel Apple Cake
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