Ingredients:
- 1 Recipe Pie crust (or store bought pie crust dough)
- 6″ lollipop sticks (available at craft stores, including Walmart)
- small bowl of water
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Course sugar or sprinkles for top
- Canned pie filling, or homemade apple below
- Cookie Cutters...
Apple Pie Filling (combine all ingredients below):
- 1 medium tart green apple, peeled and grated
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cold butter, grated
Glaze (Whisk all ingredients until smooth. Add milk until desired consistency is reached):
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1-3 tsp milk
Direction:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat if desired.
- Roll out pie dough on a floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut out heart shapes (or other shape of your choosing) and place them on your baking sheet. Place about 1-2 tsp of filling on one cut out, keeping it at least 1/4 inch away from the edges. Place 6 inch lollipop stick in center of shape, with the top of the stick near the top of the shape. Wet your finger in a small bowl of water and wet the edge of the pie dough shape. Wet the edges of a 2nd pie dough shape (one without filling) and place on top of the other. Press together gently with your fingers to seal the pieces together. Use a fork to crimp edges, being careful to seal edges around the stick. Poke a fork into top of pie one time so steam can vent. If desired, brush top of pie in melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. (Or leave plain to glaze after)
- Bake pies for 15-20 minutes until barely golden brown. Cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. If glazing, gently brush or spoon glaze over pies while still warm. Cool completely before packaging. If desired, place in cellophane bags and tie with ribbons and labels.