Apple crumble cookies
Makes: 22
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Martin Poole
Apple crumble cookies
Apple crumble with your cuppa? These crumble-crusted cookies are the perfect solution! Toss in a few blackberries if you like, or swap in some pear.
Makes: 22
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (cookie)
Calories
187Kcal
Fat
8gr
Saturates
5gr
Carbs
28gr
Sugars
14gr
Fibre
1gr
Protein
2gr
Salt
0.4gr
Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Ingredients
- 140g butter, softened
- 1 large apple, peeled and finely diced
- 120g light brown sugar, plus 1 tbsp
- 100g granulated sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 275g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For the crumble
- 50g plain flour
- 50g butter, chilled and diced
- 60g light brown sugar
- 50g rolled oats
Step by step
Get ahead
Prepare the cookies up to the end of step 4 the day before and keep chilled until ready to bake. Or, freeze the prepared dough balls and bake straight from frozen, adding an extra 2 minutes to the cooking time.
- Place the diced apple in a saucepan with 20g of the butter and the tablespoon of light brown sugar and cook over a gentle heat for 3-4 minutes until just soft. Set aside to cool completely.
- Beat together the remaining butter and both sugars until combined, then beat in the egg. Mix together the flour, baking powder, bicarb and cinnamon, then carefully beat this into the butter mixture until just combined. Stir in the cooked apple.
- For the crumble, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles rough breadcrumbs, then rub in the brown sugar and oats.
- Line three large baking trays. Shape the cookie dough into 22 balls, then roll each one in the crumble mixture, pressing it in so it sticks to the surface. Transfer each ball to the baking trays, spacing apart. Chill for a minimum of 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Bake the chilled cookies for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on the trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
