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My man likes apple pie. He also loves cookies. In addition, he also adores apple crisp. So when I came across a dessert that combines all of those things, I figured that this was a home run. There’s a buttery shortbread crust, topped with apple pie filling, topped with an apple crisp sort of crumble. There’s tons of butter and sugar, but omg! This stuff is wicked good!

 

Ingredients:

Crust-

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Filling-

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 9 mixed apples — peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 2 heaping teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 cup water, as necessary

Topping-

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 sticks salted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled

 

Directions:

1. Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a 13×9 inch baking dish with parchment paper. In a standing electric mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. At low speed, beat in the flour and salt until a soft dough forms. Press the dough over the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake in the center of the oven for about 20 minutes, until the crust is golden and set. Let cool on a rack.
2. Meanwhile, make the filling: In each of 2 large skillets, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter with 1/4 cup of the light brown sugar. Add the apples to the skillets and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir half of the cinnamon and nutmeg into each skillet. Cook until the apples are caramelized and very tender and the liquid is evaporated, about 10 minutes longer; scrape up any bits stuck to the bottom of the skillets and add up to 1/2 cup of water to each pan to prevent scorching. Let cool.
3. Make the topping: In a large bowl, mix the oats with the flour, light brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the walnuts and press the mixture into clumps.
4. Spread the apple filling over the crust. Scatter the crumbs on top, pressing them lightly into an even layer. Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour, until the topping is golden; rotate the pan halfway through baking. Let cool completely on a rack before cutting into 2-inch bars.
5. Die happy.

 

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