Recipe: Mini Pie Bites/Cookies

So it's been almost a year since I posted. I haven't had many recipes to share though, so I guess that's an excuse, right?

Either way, I want to get back into this, starting with this simple recipe inspired by a segment I saw on my local news a few weeks back.  The recipe they did was for "Fig bars" but I am calling these "Pie Bites" because that is really all they are.

Mini Pie Bites

Ingredients:
1 roll of store bought pie dough - thawed

(some packages come in two, so that can also work for a bigger batch)

Desired filling. Jam, pie filling, or any type of mashed fruit.

(I used apple butter)

Sugar/honey/cinnamon/etc to sprinkle on top. 

Recipe:

1)Preheat oven to 325

2)After thawing your dough, lay it out flat on a cutting board/cookie pan
3) Cut the best you can into small rectangles/squares.  Mine were about 1inch tall and 1/2inch wide.
4)pipe or spoon filling onto the center of each rectangle.

5) Fold each rectangle over so that it forms a nice seam. Take rolled/folded bars and place on a cookie pan (lined with parchment if desired)

6) Bake for approx. 10 minutes then remove from oven and sprinkle with toppings if desired. I drizzled honey and cinnamon

7) Bake for an additional 5 minutes or until golden brown.  Different sizes and fillings can affect your time.

Tips and ideas:

1) The video I saw used homemade fig spread to make a "Fig newton". You can use any type of filling you like, from homemade to store bought sugary stuff.

2) Same goes for toppings, whatever goes well with your flavors

3) If you are really ambitious, make the pie dough yourself also! haha.

4) Seriously, parchment paper. I never used it until I started a kitchen job and now I swear by it. More on that for a later post.

So easy and so delicious. I have already eaten half my batch!

Until next time!


~Lisa