09/20/2026
🍏Crumbly Apple Cookies 🍎 - We used our very own Arnett Farms Granny Smith & Gala apples! Plus Arnett Farms walnuts and almonds. Recipe on slide 3 & 4 - Made famous by Secil’s mom. 🍎🫂🍪
Can you spot the photobomb? 🤣🐶
Crumbly Apple Cookies
These are meant to be tender, buttery and crumbly rather than soft or bread-like.
Dough
200 g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature but not melted
70 g powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
15 g apple cider vinegar
30 g cornstarch
280 g all-purpose flour, plus up to 20–30 g more if needed
5 g baking powder
2 g salt
5 g vanilla extract
Apple Filling
500–550 g apples, peeled and grated
35–40 g granulated sugar
3–4 g ground cinnamon
50 g walnuts, roughly chopped
Sliced almonds for topping
Directions
1. Make the filling.
Place the grated apples and sugar in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples have released their liquid and the liquid has completely evaporated. This is important—a wet filling will make the cookies soft.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the cinnamon and walnuts and allow the mixture to cool completely before filling the cookies.
2. Make the dough.
Mix the softened butter and powdered sugar until combined and creamy. Don’t whip a lot of air into it.
Add the egg yolk, vinegar and vanilla and mix until combined.
Add the cornstarch, baking powder, salt and 280 g flour. Mix gently just until a dough begins to form.
If it’s still too sticky to handle, add additional flour 10 g at a time, up to about 300–310 g total. You want a soft, pliable dough, not a firm one.
Most importantly, don’t knead it. Overworking develops gluten and works against that delicate, crumbly texture.
3. Chill.
Cover and refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes.
4. Shape.
Take portions of dough, gently flatten them, add some of the completely cooled apple filling, and close/shape the cookies as desired. Don’t overfill them.
5. Bake.
Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C), regular Bake — NOT convection.
Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet on the middle rack.
Bake for approximately 22–30 minutes, depending on their size. You’
