A Palm Springs Pie (+ A Recipe!

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 5 cups Apples

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Caramel sauce or caramel apple dip

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 3/4 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 38 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable shortening

• Snacks

  • 3 cups Mrs. thinsters sea salt caramel cookie

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 3 tbsp Butter

• Liquids

  • 4 tbsp Water

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Ingredients

• For the crust:
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes and chilled
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
• 4 tablespoons ice cold water
• For the filling:
• 5 cups of peeled and thinly sliced apples
• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ cup caramel sauce or caramel apple dip
• For the crumble:
• About 3 cups of Mrs. Thinsters Sea Salt Caramel Cookie Thins (2 cups cookie crumbs)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine flour, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to mix.
• Add in the butter and shortening. pulse about 12 times till crumbly.
• With the machine running, add in the ice water. Pulse till mixture forms a ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for about an hour.
• On a well floured surface, roll out dough into a circle big enough to fill your pie pan. Press dough into the pie pan, trim and crimp the edges.
• Combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add in the sliced apples and toss to coat.
• Pour into prepared pie pan.
• Drizzle the caramel sauce on top of the apples.
• For the cookie crumb topping, place cookies into the bowl of a food process and pulse till mixture resembles sand.
• Add in the melted butter and mix to combine.
• Spread evenly over the apples.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes till the crust is nicely browned. Cool.
• Add additional cookie crumbles on top as desired for an extra crunch!