Apple Pie Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars
Snickerdoodle cookie bars meet apple pie in this easy, crowd-pleasing dessert layered with spiced apples and a cinnamon sugar topping.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 large apples
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving overhang for easy removal.
- Cream butter and sugar for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until a soft dough forms.
- Press half the dough evenly into the baking dish using a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Toss diced apples with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice until evenly coated.
- Spread the apple mixture evenly over the dough, covering the entire surface.
- Drop spoonfuls of the remaining dough over the apples. Lightly spread with a spatula or fingers to cover most of the filling.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the top.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden on top and a toothpick (not touching apples) comes out clean.
- Cool completely in the pan. Once set, lift out using parchment and slice into squares.