If you love caramel apples and apple pie, these bar cookies are for you! Once cooled, drizzle with your favorite caramel sauce.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well-packed.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquid has thickened.
- Pour caramel-apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.
