Loads of apples studded with tart dried cranberries make this the ultimate apple cranberry crisp. A quick snickerdoodle cookie dough is whipped up and then crumbled on top of the apple cranberry crisp and doused in cinnamon sugar. The warming smells of baked apples and cinnamon will fill your house with joy and make your bellies happy!
8large applesHoneycrisp, Braeburn, or similar peeled and cut into ⅛" slices (about 3 ½ lbs-4 lbs)
1cupdried cranberries
¾cupbrown sugar
¼cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonfinely grated orange zest
2tablespoonsorange juice
1teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonnutmeg
Snickerdoodle Crumble
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspooncream of tartar
¾cupgranulated sugar
½cupunsalted buttersoftened
1egg
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Topping
3tablespoongranulated sugar
2teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Apple Filling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, combine slice apples, cranberries, brown sugar, flour, orange zest and juice, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg (all filling ingredients) together.
Stir until all ingredients are incorporated and set aside.
Snickerdoodle Crumble
In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar and stir or whisk until combined.
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a medium bowl and hand mixer) combine butter and sugar and beat on medium high until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine remaining 3 tablespoon of sugar and cinnamon and stir together. Set aside.
Assembly
Stir the apples and then pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Crumble the snickerdoodle dough over top the apples evenly with some larger crumbles and some smaller. Sprinkle the whole dish with the cinnamon-sugar.
Bake for about 45-50 minutes until the filling is bubbly and the snickerdoodle topping is golden brown.
Check the apple crisp around 30 minutes and cover with foil if the cookie topping is getting too dark. Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.