One of my favorite smells in all the world, besides freshly roasted coffee beans, is the smell of a bag full of fresh apples. Absolutely heavenly! When apple season rolls around, you’d better believe I will get my hands on just as many as I can. They are so versatile and delicious – from cookies and cinnamon rolls to applesauce and danish pastry bars, apples are a family fave!
Today I’ve paired them with one of their favorite partners – cinnamon! Warm and inviting, Snickerdoodle Apple Dessert Pizza totally screams fall. Snickerdoodle cookie crust spread with tangy cream cheese cinnamon topped with fresh chopped apple chunks and sprinkled with a little more cinnamon and sugar. Super amazing!
One of the things I love so much about apples is that there truly is something for everyone. Between all of the different varieties you can find one (or more!) to love. Use your favorite for this dessert, I actually used two – Jonamac, which are crisp and tart and Gingergold, which have a nice snap to them and are a little sweeter. My Walmart store had a fantastic selection, all of which came from not too far away here in Michigan. {Don’t forget – Walmart’s 100% money back guarantee, you love their produce or they’ll refund your money!}
The cookie crust can be made ahead and the cream cheese layer added to it. I did add the apples almost 2 hours before serving it and thanks to the sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar, there wasn’t much browning to be seen. This was a dessert that received rave reviews at our Thursday dinner group – they loved them!
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- 1 (17.9 oz.) pkg. SNICKERDOODLE COOKIE MIX
- ½ cup BUTTER, melted
- 1 Tablespoon WATER
- 1 EGG
- 8 oz. CREAM CHEESE, room temperature
- 3 Tablespoon BROWN SUGAR
- 1 teaspoon CINNAMON
- 1 Tablespoon HALF & HALF or MILK
- 3 APPLES, chopped
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment or lightly greased foil.
- Combine cooke mix, butter, water and egg. Press into a 9x13 rectangle on the baking sheet, keeping as even thickness as possible. Sprinkle with generously with cinnamon sugar packet that comes with the cookie mix, set aside remainder of the packet to use later.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
- Beat together cream cheese, brown sugar, cinnamon and half & half. Spread onto cooled cookie crust.
- Right before serving, cut into squares and top evenly with chopped apples. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture and serve right away.
You had me at snickerdoodle. Then you added apple and pizza and my taste buds fell off my face. YUM. Pinned!
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What a creative way to enjoy apples. My kiddos are big snickerdoodle fans so I’d love to get them a twist on it all!
Apple season is the best! Love this snickerdoodle and apple combination!
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