Best 4 Apple Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES WITH BROWNED BUTTER-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat Cookie ingredients with whisk until combined. Using 2-tablespoon scoop, drop mixture 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until edges start to brown, tops are dry and cookies spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before frosting.
• In 1-quart saucepan or 6-inch skillet, brown the butter by melting over medium heat until it begins to foam, then stirring constantly until solid bits in butter turn dark brown and smell fragrant like toffee. Remove from heat; pour into heatproof dish to cool.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and cooled butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar and salt; beat to combine. Generously frost cooled cookies with frosting.

APPLE COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Beat brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add apples, egg and 1/2 tsp. vanilla; mix well. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing well after each addition.
• Drop dough into 24 mounds, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray, using about 2 Tbsp. dough for each mound.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 3 min. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with remaining butter and vanilla in medium bowl with mixer until blended; spread onto cookies.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well.
• Fold in apples and nuts.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter.
• Add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth.
• Spread over cake.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE SHEET CAKE WITH CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Prepare the cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees and set a rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch glass or light colored metal baking pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the light brown sugar and eggs until pale and foamy. Add the applesauce, oil, spices and salt. Whisk to combine.
• Add the 2 cups flour, baking powder and baking soda, and whisk until well combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and firmly tap the pan on a countertop a few times to release air bubbles. Bake the cake until golden and puffed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack.
• When the cake is cool, make the frosting: Add the cream cheese, butter and cinnamon to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high until smooth, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. Turn the speed to low, and slowly add the confectioners' sugar. Mix until the sugar is moistened, then turn the speed up to medium-high and whip until smooth and fluffy.
• Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and serve. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 3 days.