 |
Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1820 |
|
Whether you're watching the Derby on television, (like I will be) or partying it up, wearing your most flamboyant hat, make sure you have your frosty, silver vessel filled with a refreshing Mint Julep in one hand, and a Derby Day cookie in the other. Ingredients:
2 1/4 c flour |
1 tsp baking soda |
1 tsp salt |
1/2 lb butter, at room temperature |
3/4 c packed brown sugar |
1/4 c granulated sugar |
1 pkg. (3.4 oz) jello™ french vanilla flavor instant pudding |
2 ( large) eggs |
1 tsp bourbon extract* or pure vanilla extract |
1 c toasted pecans, coarsely chopped |
1/8 c good kentucky bourbon |
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips |
garnish: 18-36 whole pecans |
Directions:
1. Place the toasted pecans in a small bowl or ziploc bag. Pour bourbon over pecans, tossing to coat well. Set aside for 1-2 hours. (You may want to soak the pecans overnight to infuse more bourbon flavor.)
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Sift together first 3 ingredients into a large bowl. Set aside.
4. In a large mixer bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add instant pudding, mixing well. Add eggs and bourbon or vanilla extract, mixing until well blended. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. Slowly add flour, mixing well. Stir in the pecans and semi-sweet chips, blending well.
5. Using a standard ice cream scoop (2 oz), or rounded spoonful, drop dough on to an un-greased, parchment lined baking sheet. Top each cookie with a whole pecan.
6. For 2 oz cookie, bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes. For rounded tablespoon-sized cookies, bake 12-14 minutes. After one minute, transfer from pan to wire rack to cool.
7. * Bourbon extract may be found here: /bourbon_flavoring.htm
|
|