If you love warm apple pie but want something smaller, cuter, and easier to serve, these Mini Apple Pie Cookie Cups will steal your heart! With a soft cinnamon-sugar cookie base and a gooey homemade apple filling, every bite tastes like comfort and fall wrapped into one perfect dessert.
This recipe is beginner-friendly, uses simple pantry ingredients, and bakes in less than 15 minutes. Perfect for Thanksgiving, potlucks, Christmas dessert trays, bake sales, or an everyday sweet treat.
⭐ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
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👌 Quick & easy — no rolling out dough
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🍏 Fresh apple pie flavor in a mini version
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🧁 Portable & mess-free
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✨ Crowd-pleasing dessert for kids and adults
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❤️ Freezes well for make-ahead treats
🥧 Ingredients for Mini Apple Pie Cookie Cups
For the Cookie Cup Base:
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the Apple Pie Filling:
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3 medium apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled & diced
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2 tablespoons butter
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⅓ cup brown sugar
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1 tablespoon granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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½ teaspoon nutmeg
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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2 teaspoons cornstarch (optional, for thickness)
