Mile High Apple Pies

Ingredients:

• 1 lemon
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon Plus Spice Blend or pumpkin pie spice
• ½ pkg. (14.1 oz.) refrigerated pie crusts (1 crust), softenedaccording to package directions
• 3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled
• 1 cup thawed frozen whipped topping
• ¼ cup caramel sauce or butterscotch rum sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper;set aside. Zest lemon using fine grater to measure 1 tsp. Combinezest, sugar and spice blend in large bowl; mix well. Unroll one piecrust onto lightly floured pastry mat; roll to a 12-inch circle.Spacing closely together, cut 12 disks from crust using 3-inchbiscuit cutter. Transfer disks to cookie sheet; lightly prick withpastry tool and sprinkle evenly with about 2 tsp. of the sugarmixture. Bake 6-8 minutes or until disks are golden brown.
2. Cut apples into wedges. Add apples to remaining sugar mixturein mixing bowl; toss well to coat completely. Arrange apples in asingle layer in small ridged baker; cover with parchment paper.Microwave on high 3-5 minutes or until apples are soft. Carefullydrain apple liquid into measuring cup to measure 3 Tbsp. Placewhipped topping in small bowl; fold in apple liquid.
3. Remove cookie sheet from oven. To assemble, transfer one diskto a serving plate. Arrange three apple wedges on a disk in asingle layer. Top apples with 1 Tbsp. of the whipped toppingmixture. Place second disk over filling; top with two apple wedgesand 1 Tbsp. of the whipped topping mixture. Repeat with remainingdisks, apple wedges and whipped topping mixture. Drizzle withsauce.