Fall is here, so it's time to get your apple baking on. This Caramel Apple Cookie Bars recipe is the perfect dessert to make if you are wanting to enjoy the tastes of fall. Homemade caramel apple topping, sweet cream cheese spread over a sugar cookie slab will impress your family and any guests you are entertaining.
What you need to make Caramel Apple Cookie Bars
The great thing about this recipe is that it is super simple to make because you can use store bought ready-to-use sugar cookie dough (You can get this Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough here). So technically this recipe is semi-homemade. However, it will definitely taste homemade.
You will need apples, cream cheese, sugar cookie, powder sugar, vanilla, butter and caramel sauce.
How to make the cookie bars
Now let's make this Caramel Apple Cookie Bars recipe!
First, preheat your oven to 350º f.
Next, grease a medium sized rimmed cookie sheet. Slice your cookie dough and place it all over the cookie sheet.
Now, spread the cookie dough together filling in the gaps to cover the cookie sheet. This will create on big cookie that fills the entire sheet.
Bake cookie dough for 8-12 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the over and let the cookie crust cool completely.
Meanwhile in a medium skillet over medium heat add the apples and butter. Cook for 5-8 minutes until apples are slightly tender. Add the caramel to the pan and stir to combine.
Set aside to cool. This is what the apple topping will look like once cooked.
Meanwhile in a medium bowl using a hand mixer whip together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
Spread the cookie crust evenly with the cream cheese mixture.
Next add your cooled apples and caramel mixture and carefully spread across the top. Chill for an hour.
You're Caramel Apple Cookie Bars are now complete! Once they are cool, slice and serve!!
As you can see, this Caramel Apple Cookie Bars recipe is amazing easy! So simple that you can practically make it with out a recipe.
If you have an caramel sauce left over, you can drizzle it over the Caramel Apple Cookie Bars when you serve it. Doesn't that look amazing!
This Caramel Apple Cookie Bars recipe haas quickly become a fall tradition for our family. We make it over and over. I hope that you enjoy it as much a we do.
Happy Fall baking!
Printable Caramel Apple Cookie Bars Recipe
Here is the recipe to make easier to make these yummy cookies.
Caramel Apple Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 ½ to 2 rolls of sugar cookie dough
- 2 8 oz. Blocks cream cheese, softened
- ⅔ cup Powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 red apples chopped
- 1 green apple chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup caramel sauce the ice cream topping kind in a jar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Grease a medium sized rimmed cookie sheet.
- Slice your cookie dough and place it all over the cookie sheet.
- Spread the cookie dough together filling in the gaps to cover the pan.
- Bake 8-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Let the cookie crust cool completely.
- Meanwhile in a medium skillet over medium heat add the apples and butter.
- Cook for 5-8 minutes until apples are slightly tender.
- Add the caramel to the pan and stir to combine.
- Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile in a medium bowl using a hand mixer whip together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Spread the cookie crust evenly with the cream cheese mixture.
- Next add your cooled apples and caramel mixture and carefully spread across the top.
- Chill for an hour.
- Slice and serve!!
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