Taffy Apple Cakies Recipes

CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in chips., Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Immediately insert a round toothpick in center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small saucepan, combine caramels and water. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Holding a cookie by the toothpick, dip cookie in caramel mixture, turning to coat. Allow excess to drip off. Immediately dip the bottom and sides in pecans., Place on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining cookies, caramel mixture and pecans. Let stand until set.

CHEWY CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt with whisk; stir in oats. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Stir in apples.
• Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 14 minutes or until golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
• In 1-quart saucepan, cook caramels and water over low heat 7 minutes, stirring until smooth. Drizzle warm glaze over cookies. Let stand 15 minutes or until set. Store tightly covered up to 5 days.

"TAFFY APPLE" CAKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix apples with brown sugar and set aside.
• Beat white sugar and margarine til creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla til mixed.
• Stir in the apples/brown sugar mixture by hand.
• Gently stir in the dry ingredients until well blended.
• Stir in cheese.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake about 12 minutes until bottoms are browned, not the tops.
• Cool on a rack.
• In small saucepan over low heat combine caramels and milk.
• Cook stirring constantly until melted.
• Immediately drizzle caramel mixture over tops of each cookie and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

TAFFY APPLES

Steps:

• Grease a cookie sheet liberaly with butter.
• Push stick or skewers into apples.
• In a large heavy sauce pan combine sugar and water.
• Cook over low heat and stir continuously until sugar dissloves.
• Add cream of tartar, butter, vinegar, and cream and cook stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft crack stage or 290 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove the pan from heat.
• Dip each apple into mixture and coat, then place on cookie sheet.
• Allow taffy to cool completely before serving.
• May package with colorful plastic wrap and ribbon.