Whether you are from Kentucky or not, there is no better combination than bourbon and chocolate! Bourbon chocolate milkshakes, bourbon chocolate cakes, and now bourbon chocolate chip cookies…you can’t go wrong. I was at Keeneland this past week and I could kick myself for not taking these! These would be perfect for a Derby party though!
I made these cookies a few weeks ago and found two things, you can freeze the dough and they are good or you can bake the cookies immediately are they are good. If you freeze them, they seem to be chewy, but if you bake them as they are they seem to be very light.
Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield 3 dozen small cookies
2 ½ cups of flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt (plus more)
1 stick of butter (softened)
1 cup plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
4-6 tablespoons bourbon
2/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt together. This is simple for me to put in a quart mason jar with a lid and shake. Mix together the two sugars until well combined. Combine the butter with the sugars until light and fluffy, 3 minutes or so. Add in the egg. Slowly add in the bourbon. Once incorporated, add in the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips last.
*You can add in 2/3 cup of toasted chopped walnuts if you wish!
I used a small cookie scoop and portioned out cookies. Bake in a preheated 350⁰F oven for 8-10 minutes. The cookies will not turn a brown color, so don’t over bake. Once cooked, sprinkle top with salt and enjoy!
Kelsey Can 