Instructions

MAKE COOKIES:

1. In a bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add in egg and beat to combine. Add in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat to combined. Stir in chopped apples.
2. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes and preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a flat rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or slip mats.
3. Scoop chilled dough by the tablespoon and form into about a 1 inch ball. Place on baking sheet. Continue with remaining dough. Bake 8-10 minutes.
4. Let cookies sit for 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Then, cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

MAKE FROSTING:

1. In a mixing bowl, add powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 TBSP milk. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until light brown. This should take approx 5-8 minutes.
2. Pour browned butter over powdered sugar mixture. Beat on low speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Gradually add just enough of the remaining 1 tablespoon milk to make frosting creamy and spreadable. Generously frost cooled cookies.

MAKE CARAMEL SAUCE:

1. In a saucepan, mix brown sugar, butter and cream. Cooke until mixture has thicken. Add in vanilla. Continue to cook until mixture is thick. Remove from heat and let cool before serving.
2. Drizzle/spoon cooled caramel sauce on top of frosted cookies.
3. Keep any leftover sauce in a cover container in fridge.