Thursday, September 22, 2011

Apple Recipe #3 - Oma's Apple Cookies

 SEPTEMBER IS APPLE MONTH
AT
TAKE SIX

This recipe comes directly from Holland.  Our sister Paula's husband, is a first generation Dutch Canadian.  His grandparents, Oma and Opa immigrated to Canada, with their young family in 1954.    This is one of our brother-in-law's favorite things his Oma would make. 



OMA'S APPLE COOKIES
 3/4 Cup packed Brown Sugar
1 Cup margarine (tub or very soft block)
2 Cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 apples
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 deg
Beat the sugar and margarine, add the flour, salt, and baking powder, mix well.  The dough should be like play dough when pressed together. If you chose to use harder fat such as butter it might be more crumbly...it will be just a bit trickier to work with.
Divide the dough into 2 portions, wrap one portion in cling wrap and cut the other portion into 12 equal bits.
Press 12 dough balls down on cookie sheet.
Place the apple slices on the cookie bottoms.




Cut the wrapped portion of dough into 12 equal pieces.  Press each piece out in your hand. Then lay it on top of the apple slices and press around the edges to join top dough to bottom dough.  When you are done, brush cookies with beaten egg, making sure to brush sides too. 




Bake for 25-30 min
Note:  these can be done in a 9X9 pan too as squares.  Just press half the dough in the bottom and line with apple slices.  Roll out the remaining dough as best you can and press over the apples.  Brush on the egg wash....they bake longer, 35-40 min.  They are faster this way, but when your husband's Oma ALWAYS made the cookies, the squares just don't cut it for him.  ;0)

15 comments:

  1. Tanya, these are like pocket pies! They look delish. xo,

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tanya, gracious, do those cookies look delicious. I will try these...thanks for sharing the recipe.

    This just means I have to get on my exercise bike even more. Haha.

    Barb ♥

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hi Tanya,
    I will try these for my family...they love anything apple.

    All the Best,
    Christine

    ReplyDelete
  4. These look so good! I want to try them this weekend!
    Thanks for becoming a follower, I have followed back.

    ReplyDelete
  5. They look scrumptous! Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh my, these look so good!

    Happy weekend!:-)

    ReplyDelete
  7. They look so good!! I'm going to make them. Yummy!!

    Kathy

    ReplyDelete
  8. Tanya~
    First off. Yum!
    These look wonderful!
    I love your apple theme and I LOVE your post on your table setting from last time! It was gorgeous!
    I will be spendind some Sweet Country time here!
    XO

    ReplyDelete
  9. MMM, these look so good! I love ANYTHING apple! XO, Pinky

    ReplyDelete
  10. Love the fresh apples in the center of a brown sugar dough.
    Mimi

    ReplyDelete
  11. OOOOOOOOH! These are like little cookie pies! So yummy! I have never seen these before.
    Thanks for bringing this sweet treat to ON THE MENU MONDAY!
    Yvonne

    ReplyDelete
  12. Oh my, they look YUMMY!!! Thanks so much for visiting!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

    ReplyDelete
  13. I bet these are more filling than regular cookies, maybe a bit healther too? I'll have to try this out, my hubby will love them!

    Thanks for again for sharing.

    xoxo Bunny Jean
    Wednesday's Bunny Hop Party!

    ReplyDelete

It makes our day to hear from all of our Take Six friends. We read each and every comment, and love it when you visit us!! If you ask us a question we will answer it as a 'reply' in the comment section, so be sure and check back! XO

Pin It button on image hover