Taffy Apple Cakies Recipes

APPLE TAFFY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix cake mix, water, eggs, graham cracker crumbs, butter, and cinnamon in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold apples into batter; pour into the baking pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake pulls away from sides of the pan, 40 to 45 minutes.

CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in chips., Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Immediately insert a round toothpick in center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small saucepan, combine caramels and water. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Holding a cookie by the toothpick, dip cookie in caramel mixture, turning to coat. Allow excess to drip off. Immediately dip the bottom and sides in pecans., Place on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining cookies, caramel mixture and pecans. Let stand until set.

OATMEAL CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and pudding mix until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs; mix well. Beat in applesauce. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and apple., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Cool on pans 3 minutes. Serve warm or remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

TAFFY APPLES

Steps:

• Grease a cookie sheet liberaly with butter.
• Push stick or skewers into apples.
• In a large heavy sauce pan combine sugar and water.
• Cook over low heat and stir continuously until sugar dissloves.
• Add cream of tartar, butter, vinegar, and cream and cook stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft crack stage or 290 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove the pan from heat.
• Dip each apple into mixture and coat, then place on cookie sheet.
• Allow taffy to cool completely before serving.
• May package with colorful plastic wrap and ribbon.

CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, and 1 tablespoon apple juice concentrate together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy; stir in flour and salt until dough is just combined. Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden brown, 12 to 17 minutes. Immediately insert toothpicks in the center of each cookie. Place cookies on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Combine caramels, 2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate, and water in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until mixture is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon caramel sauce over each cookie, letting excess caramel sauce drip off.
• Pour walnuts onto a plate. Press the bottom of each caramel-coated cookie into the walnuts and transfer to a sheet of waxed paper to set.

CARAMEL APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in the rolled oats. Finally, stir in dried apple and caramel bits.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a couple of minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

"TAFFY APPLE" CAKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix apples with brown sugar and set aside.
• Beat white sugar and margarine til creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla til mixed.
• Stir in the apples/brown sugar mixture by hand.
• Gently stir in the dry ingredients until well blended.
• Stir in cheese.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake about 12 minutes until bottoms are browned, not the tops.
• Cool on a rack.
• In small saucepan over low heat combine caramels and milk.
• Cook stirring constantly until melted.
• Immediately drizzle caramel mixture over tops of each cookie and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.