Tip of the Week

Cookies are tricky. If you like them chewy, remove the cookies from the tray as soon as they are out of the oven. If you like them crunchy, bake them for a bit longer and leave them on the tray to cool.

Caramel-Apple Crisp

Want a twist on apple crisp?
Try adding caramel and you won’t resist!

Ingredients:

· ½ cup caramel topping (I like to put in a little extra.)

· ½ teaspoon cinnamon

· 6 large apples cut into ½ inch slices (about 6 cups)

· 2/3 cups flour

· ½ cup brown sugar

· ½ cup cold butter or margarine cut into small pieces

· 2/3 cups oatmeal

Procedure:

· Heat oven to 375 degrees.

· In a large bowl, stir together caramel and cinnamon until blended. Add apples: toss until coated. Spread in ungreased 8x8 glass baking dish.

· In the same bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter using pastry blender or pulling 2 table knives through the mixture in opposite directions. Do this until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in oatmeal. Crumble mixture over apples.

· Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown. Top with additional caramel topping.