A Bready or Not Original: Apple Snickerdoodle Bars

I have shared many takes on snickerdoodles and many versions of apple cake and pie. This time, I combine apple cake and snickerdoodles to make something especially awesome.

These Apple Snickerdoodle Bars are incredibly straightforward to make. The most time-consuming thing is peeling and dicing the apples. The batter comes together fast, the apples mix right in, and you top the whole thing with a cinnamon-sugar layer.

In under thirty minutes of baking, BOOM. You have created a masterpiece.

Seriously, if you love apples and snickerdoodles, a piece of this will be like heaven. It is dense and tender, not crumbly at all. The topping crisps up in an amazing way.

I store these cut-up between wax paper layers in the fridge. They also freeze well.

If you’re bonkers for these bars, freezing them might help with the matter of restraint.

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A Bready or Not Original: Apple Snickerdoodle Bars

If you love apples and snickerdoodles, one of these bars will be like heaven! This produces a full 13x9 pan of dense, tender, blissful bars. Store them in a sealed container in the fridge; bars can also be frozen.

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Keyword: apple, bars, snickerdoodle

Author: Beth Cato

Ingredients

Bars

• 2 cups baking apples 2 medium apples, peeled & diced
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, melted
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping

• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

• Line a 13x9 pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Apply nonstick spray or butter. Preheat oven at 350-degrees.
• Peel and dice the apples; stir in some flour to lightly coat to prevent browning as you prepare the batter.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and cream of tartar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the melted butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients. Once that is just combined (it will be very thick), add the diced apples.
• Dollop the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly. In another small bowl, combine the white sugar and cinnamon. Use a spoon to cover the top of the batter with the cinnamon-sugar.
• Bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until the top is set and the middle passes the toothpick test. Let cool at room temperature and then chill in the fridge. Use the parchment or foil to lift the bars out for easy cutting on a board. Store bars in a sealed container in the fridge.
• OM NOM NOM!