"These cookies have little bits of apple and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon in the cookie dough and when baked, you get soft, mellow apple-icious cookies. The 'taking them up a notch' is the delicious, buttery caramel frosting swirled on top! For those who like salted caramel, give it a pinch of sea salt...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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2/3 cup granulated sugar
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2/3 cup packed brown sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 egg
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1/4 cup apple juice or apple cider
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup finely chopped, peeled apple
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6 Tbsp. butter
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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2 tsp. vanilla
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2 cups powdered sugar
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Pinch of salt