I don’t know why but for some reason I am really feeling Valentine’s day this year. It could be because of the new little sweetie in my life. I was absolutely obsessed with getting him a bunch of Valentine inspired outfits, I just thought they were all so cute! I should warn my friends and family that my social media might be flooded with pics of my heart adorned little bebe.
This Valentine’s post is actually extra special. I joined a group of awesome bloggers to take part in the Good Cookie Food Bloggers Valentines fundraising event. We are joining forces and blogging our best Valentine’s recipes all while supporting Cookies for Kids Cancer . I can’t think of a better cause to support through my blogging!
Did you know that cancer is the #1 cause of death of children by disease in the U.S.? There are 40,000 U.S. children actively battling cancer right now. With less than 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s budget going to all childhood cancer combined, I knew it was important for me to get involved.
When thinking of what to make for this post I decided to make a more adult cookie. Not only did I take the time to brown butter (literally 3 minutes), I even put in a few tablespoons of a nice bourbon. Really, we should encourage more boozy cookies in life. I think Santa might be even more excited to come down the chimney and find a plate of bourbon soaked cookies, haha! These cookies went over really well with the hubby so I have a feeling your sweetie will love them too.
I want to take a quick second to thank the sponsors for this event. I was so excited to come home and find lots of little goodies from the sponsors including 24lbs of brown sugar. Yes, you read that right, 24lbs of brown sugar! OXO must have read my mind because they sent me all the baking essentials. I actually needed a new cookie scoop so thanks OXO!!
It’s great to see that these sponsors are supporting this great event and even greater cause. Thank you OXO, Dixie Crystals, Mediavine, and of course Cookies for Kids Cancer.
A little bit of Valentine fun before we jump into the recipe. I really can’t get enough this year! I am trying to resist the urge to dress the bebe up like cupid, ha!
Notes
Recipe adapted form Cooks Illustrated
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda
- 14 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
- 3/4 Cup Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 2 Tsp. Vanilla
- 4 Tbsp. Bourbon
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Large Egg Yolk
- 1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 Cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
- Parchment Paper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl, whisk to combine.
- Melt 10 tbsp of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until butter starts to brown and smelly nutty, remove from heat quickly so butter doesn’t burn.
- Pour brown butter into a mixing bowl and add the remaining 4 tbsp of butter, stir to melt.
- Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, bourbon, salt; whisk on low until fully combined.
- Add egg and egg yolk, whisk on low until smooth.
- Let mixture stand for 3-4 minutes then whisk again for 30 seconds. Repeat process two more times.
- Using wooden spoon or spatula, stir in flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Add in chocolate chips and stir to evenly distribute.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes to an hour before baking.
- Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop out dough and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies 12-13 minutes or until sides of cookies start to brown.
- Remove cookies and allow to cool on sheet for 2-4 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Thank you so much for participating and doing amazing things! I hope you’ll do it again next year!
I was looking for a cookie recipe for the whole family and I stumbled on this article. I read and followed the instructions carefully and I made it deliciously! Every member of my family is so happy! Thanks for this!
Kate – My response is coming terribly late but I wanted to thank you for your kind words and I am soooo glad you enjoyed these, honestly they are one of my favorite cookie recipes ever!
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