"If a caramel apple and a snickerdoodle got together and created some seriously delicious magic, you'd end up with these soft and chewy cookies that taste like a mug of warm spiced cider on a crisp fall day...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 medium apples (about 1½ lb. total), peeled, cored
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1¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar
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⅛ tsp. cream of tartar
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2 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter
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1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt
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1 tsp. ground cinnamon
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½ tsp. ground cardamom
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¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
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3½ cups (438 g) all-purpose flour
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1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt
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1 tsp. baking soda
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1 tsp. cream of tartar
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1 cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
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1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
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½ cup (packed; 100 g) dark brown sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
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Flaky sea salt