Apple Pie Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 medium Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, or Fuji apples ( peeled, cored, and finely diced)
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice (fresh)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 tsp. unsalted Butter
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
• 1¼ cups granulated sugar
• 1 egg and 1 egg yolk (room temperature)
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 2 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. fine sea salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Garnish: caramel and crushed cinnamon graham crackers