Description
Make rich, soft cookies flavored with Irish cream liquor and chocolate chips, perfect for a festive treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup + 3 tablespoon unbleached all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- scant ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 8 tablespoons Irish butter (or European butter) at room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon Irish cream liquor
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Baileys Irish Cream Chips or semisweet chocolate chips (+ additional for decorating)
Instructions
- Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Whisk them together.
- Add the butter, brown sugar, white sugar and espresso powder to a medium bowl. Use a hand mixer to cream the mixture until very smooth.
- Add the egg, Irish cream, and vanilla extract. Beat until very light and fluffy, about 2 minutes on high speed.
- Add the flour mixture in two additions, waiting until the first portion incorporates before adding more flour. Stir in the chips to combine. Refrigerate the batter for 30 to 40 minutes before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 375° 15 minutes before baking. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Use a 1¼ teaspoon cookie scoop to place the dough onto the baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and strike the pan several times against a solid countertop or stove. This step is optional; it deflates the cookies for a more rustic look.
- Return the cookies to the oven to bake for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle a few extra chips on each cookie, lightly pressing them into the surface.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container, separating layers with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
Notes
- This recipe makes about 45 cookies.
- For a more rustic cookie, strike the pan against the counter after the initial 5 minutes of baking.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 9 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 45
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 20
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