Apple Pie Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can apple pie filling, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. For the dough, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the flour, 5 teaspoons sugar, baking powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon until a dough forms.
3. On a floured work surface, roll the dough into a round 1/4-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to make 48 circles.
4. Place a teaspoon of apple pie filling on each of 24 dough circles. Top with the remaining 24 circles and press the edges with a fork to seal them. Put the cookies on the lined baking sheets.
5. Bake in the heated oven for 23 to 29 minutes, until golden brown. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.
6. For the topping, combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll the warm cookies in it to coat, then move to a wire rack to cool briefly.