Holiday Baking Alert: Apple Butter Sandwich Cookies! The perfect combination of sweetness and spice in every bite! These Apple Butter Sandwich Cookies are a must-have for the holidays! Try them out and ket me know.

Makes 11 sandwich cookies

Ingredients:

¾ cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, room temperature

½ tsp vanilla extract

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp kosher salt

1½ tsp Apple Pie Spice Blend

1 tsp ground Vietnamese Cinnamon

¾ tsp baking soda

½ tsp cream of tartar

Turbinado sugar, for rolling

Apple Butter Buttercream (recipe follows)

¼ cup apple butter

Directions:

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350°F

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, apple pie spice blend, Vietnamese cinnamon, baking soda, and cream of tartar. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until just combined and stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Using a 1½-tablespoon spring-loaded scoop, scoop dough (about 34 grams each), and roll into balls. Roll dough balls in turbinado sugar, and place 1½ to 2 inches apart on prepared pans. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.

Bake until edges are set and center is still slightly soft, 13 to 16 minutes. Let cool in pans for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.

Place Apple Butter Buttercream in a pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch round piping tip. Pipe a buttercream border onto flat side of half of cookies. Spoon apple butter in center (about 1 tsp each). Top with remaining cookies, flat side down.

Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Apple Butter Buttercream

Makes 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp kosher salt

2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1/3 cup apple butter

Directions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, vanilla and salt at medium speed until smooth. With mixer on low speed, gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until combined. Increase mixer speed medium-high; beat until light and fluffy 2-3 minutes. Beat in apple butter.