These yummy cookies were featured in our “Culinary Creations Even a Grinch Would Love” class:

Ingredients

• 1 box ready to use pie crust 2 crusts total
• 1 can apple pie filling or homemade apple pie filling
• 1 egg white
• 1-2 tablespoons either large sugar crystals, or regular sugar (optional)
• Whipped cream for serving (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Remove pie crusts and let sit 15 minutes per box instructions. Lay out parchment paper and unroll pie crusts. Using a 2.75″ circle cutter, cut circles out of one of the crusts (I made 14 and then at the end I made a couple more with leftovers). You can re-roll the scraps to make more circles. Our reader Julie suggested using the can from the pie filling as a cutter!! What an awesome idea!
• Cut strips (approx 1/4″ or as thick as you’d like) out of the second pie crust. (I used a pastry wheel to make them pretty).
• Open the can of pie filling and pour it onto a cutting board. Dice the apples into small chunks.
• Place 1 heaping tablespoon of pie filling on each circle (you may have some left over). Using the strips of pastry you cut, weave them on top of each circle to create a lattice
• Brush each cookie crust with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake 12-16 minutes or until browned.
• RECIPE NOTES: My cutter was 2.75″ but if you have one close (2.5-3″) it should work just fine!

Chef Joe Patrick, Eat Cake Productions
Dallas, TX