Easy Apple Pie Cookies

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two sheet trays with parchment paper, and set aside.

Step 2

Place the apple pie filling into a food processor and process the apples into small bits. Do not process too much, we still want some texture from the apples. See my note below if you don't have a food processor.

Step 3

On a clean work surface, roll out one of the pie crusts. Cut the crust into ¼ inch strips. I find this easiest to do with a ruler and a pizza cutter. The ruler helps to keep the lines straight. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set aside.

Step 4

Roll out one of the pie crusts onto the prepared sheet tray.

Step 5

Spread half of the apple pie filling on top.

Step 6

Add ¼ of the pie crust strips on top of the filling. Make sure to match up the sizes of the pie crusts so the lengths are the same.

Step 7

To make the lattice, pull back every other piece of the pie crust.

Step 8

Lay down a fresh strip of pie crust. Place the strips you pulled back over the crust you just added. Now, repeat with the crusts that weren’t pulled back the first time.

Step 9

Keep doing this until another ¼ of the pie crusts strips have been used, and it covers the filling. Refer to the photos above for clarification.

Step 10

Using a 2 ½ inch round cookie cutter, or one of similar size, cut out cookies. Remove the scraps.

Step 11

In a small bowl, beat the egg with the water. In another small bowl, mix together the coarse sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Step 12

Brush the exposed pie crust with the egg wash.

Step 13

Sprinkle the cookies with the sugar mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Step 14

While the first batch of cookies are baking, repeat making the additional cookies with the remaining pie crust and apple pie filling.

Step 15

Let the cookies cool on the tray for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.