Kentucky Derby Pie Cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- ¼ cup Kentucky bourbon
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into roughly ½-inch chunks with a serrated knife
- ¾ cup walnut pieces
- flake sea salt, for finishing (I used Jacobsen's)
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat liner.
- In the bowl of stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until well-combined. Add the egg and bourbon. Mix well to combine.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the sugar mixture and mix to combine.
- Stir in the chocolate and walnuts.
- Scoop the dough onto the baking sheet and sprinkle cookies with a pinch of flake sea salt.
- Bake 10-12 minutes (11 was perfect for me). Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Your dough will be really sticky because of all the bourbon, but don't fear. It will turn out wonderfully.
Recipe by the ringers at https://www.theringers.co/2015/05/kentucky-derby-pie-cookies/
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