These Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies are a little bit like a snickerdoodle and a little bit like apple pie! The cookies are soft and buttery, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and filled with apple butter.They have all those cozy fall flavors in one little cookie.I love using my Slow Cooker Apple Butter for the filling, but store-bought apple butter works, too.

If you are in the mood for more fall baking, check out my Fall Baking Recipes for more cozy treats to make this season! Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Email *Save Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Granulated sugar: Used in both the cookie dough and cinnamon sugar coating.It adds sweetness and gives the cookies their lightly crisp coating.Ground cinnamon: Adds warm cinnamon flavor to the coating.

Apple pie spice: Used in both the dough and coating for extra apple pie flavor.You can use a store-bought blend or my homemade Apple Pie Spice.All-purpose flour: Gives the cookies structure while keeping them soft and tender.

Baking powder: Helps the cookies rise slightly as they bake.Kosher salt: Balances the sweetness and brings out the other flavors.Unsalted butter: Use softened butter so it creams easily with the sugar.

If using salted butter, you may want to reduce the added salt.Egg: Helps bind the dough and gives the cookies structure.Room-temperature eggs blend more easily into the

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