Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a skillet, add apples, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp sugar. Cook over medium low while stirring until apples are tender. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a sauce pan, add the ingredients for the caramel sauce and cook over medium while stirring util the mixture reaches a boil. Stir while boiling for a minute or so until smooth and sugar dissolved.

For the batter, add the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt to a bowl and whisk together. Add in the milk and vanilla and whisk to combine. Pour the melted butter into a 9x 13 pan followed by the batter and gently whisk them together in the pan.

Add 1 cup of the caramel to the apples and stir to combine. Pour the apple mixture in the 9 x 13 pan over the batter.

Place the remaining caramel sauce in a container and set aside until you serve the cobbler.

Bake the cobbler at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes until edges are golden.

Serve cobbler warm with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of the remaining caramel sauce. Serves 9-12.