Apple Cream Pennies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup apple butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300° f degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt.
• 3 mix well with a wire whisk.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 blend sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer set at medium speed.
• 6 add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• 7 add eggs and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 8 add the flour mixture and blend at low speed until just combined.
• 9 do not overmix.
• 10 shape dough into marble-sized balls.
• 11 place balls on ungreased baking sheets, 1 inch apart.
• 12 bake 10-11 minutes.
• 13 do not brown.
• 14 transfer cookies to a cool flat surface with a spatula.
• 15 to prepare the filling: blend cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl.
• 16 with an electric mixer on medium until fluffy.
• 17 add apple butter and beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
• 18 with a small knife spread 1 teaspoonful of apple cream on the bottom half of each cooled cookie.
• 19 top with another cookie to create a sandwich.
• 20 repeat with remaining cookies and filling.