APPLE CREAM PENNIES

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These cookies are delicious! I make them quite often at my house. Using spiced Apple butter gives them more flavor.

Provided by RecipeNut

Categories     Dessert

Time 26m

Yield 6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup salted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup apple butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300° F degrees.
  • In a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt.
  • Mix well with a wire whisk.
  • Set aside.
  • Blend sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer set at medium speed.
  • Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add eggs and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add the flour mixture and blend at low speed until just combined.
  • Do not overmix.
  • Shape dough into marble-sized balls.
  • Place balls on ungreased baking sheets, 1 inch apart.
  • Bake 10-11 minutes.
  • Do not brown.
  • Transfer cookies to a cool flat surface with a spatula.
  • TO PREPARE THE FILLING: Blend cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl.
  • with an electric mixer on medium until fluffy.
  • Add apple butter and beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
  • With a small knife spread 1 teaspoonful of apple cream on the bottom half of each cooled cookie.
  • Top with another cookie to create a sandwich.
  • Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.

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