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Bourbon & dark chocolate cookies on a silver tray sprinkled with sea salt and drizzled with melted chocolate.

Bourbon & Dark Chocolate Cookies

Bourbon and dark chocolate? Who can resist this amazing duo! These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are feelin’ extra fancy with the addition of bourbon whiskey and fresh pecans. 
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 24 Cookies
Calories 159 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • Cookie sheet
  • Parchment paper or silpat mat
  • 1 ½” scoop
  • measuring cups & spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ C all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda Heaping
  • ½ teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
  • 8 tablespoon Butter Room temperature
  • 2 C Coconut sugar
  • 2 Eggs Large
  • 2 teaspoon Bourbon
  • 1 ½ C Dark chocolate chunks
  • 1 C Pecans Pieces

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° and place a rack in the middle position. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper or silpats.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In the stand mixer, combine coconut sugar and butter. Mix on medium speed for about two minutes, until it has a uniform texture. Add the eggs and bourbon. Mix until well blended.
    Heaping spoonful of baking soda
  • Stop the mixer and add all of the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Turn the mixer on a low speed and mix until just combined. Add the nuts and chocolate and mix about five seconds more.
    The dough should be just barely mixed.
  • Use the scoop to place cookies on the baking sheets. Leave space for spreading, but do not flatten the dough balls. Bake one sheet at a time for about 12 minutes.
    Bourbon and dark chocolate cookie dough on a silpat mat and baking sheet
  • Cookies are finished when they are lightly browned and the centers are cooked through. Store in an airtight container for up to a week, or freeze immediately. I like to sprinkle the cookies with coarse salt flakes and drizzle them with melted chocolate.
    Bourbon chocolate chip cookie

Notes

HINT: I like to serve the cookies fresh out of the oven. The are best eaten within three days. A drizzle with melted chocolate and a sprinkle of flaked sea salt adds a little extra style. Bourbon & Dark chocolate cookies can be stored in the freezer for up to six months.
SERVING SUGGESTION:
For a kid-friendly treat, serve these cookies warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.  The bourbon in these cookies comes from the vanilla, which is a completely normal cookie ingredient and safe for kids when used in baked goods.
Elevate this into an adults-only dessert by grabbing a tallboy glass, vanilla ice cream, your favorite bourbon and a cookie. Layer the glass with vanilla ice cream, followed by broken up cookie pieces, then more ice cream. Repeat the pattern until the glass is full and pour a shot of bourbon on top to soak down through the layers.  Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 139IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
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