Whiskey Cinnamon Cookies
Author: Ally
Recipe type: cookie
Serves: approximately 30 cookies, depending on the size and shape of your cookie cutters
- for the cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- for the frosting:
- 8 ounces (1/3 less fat) cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1½ tablespoons bourbon*
- 2 tablespoons sugar in the raw
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat liner.
- Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients until well-blended.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, until about ¼-inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into the shapes of your choice.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting. Beat together the cream cheese, brown sugar, and bourbon until smooth. Spread over cookies.
- Stir together the raw sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the frosted cookies.
- Store frosted cookies in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
*If you aren't a bourbon fan, you can replace the bourbon with a teaspoon of vanilla.
Recipe by the ringers at https://www.theringers.co/2014/12/whiskey-cinnamon-cookies/
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