Bourbon Snaps
Quentin Bacon
Prep and cook time: About 1 hour. Notes: Bourbon adds spark to these wafer-thin spice cookies. Store the cookies airtight for up to 3 days.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, molasses, and bourbon until smooth and well blended, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Step 2
2
In another bowl, mix flour, ground ginger, and salt. Stir into butter mixture until well blended. Stir in almonds.
Step 3
3
Drop dough in 1-tablespoon portions, 3 inches apart, onto buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
Step 4
4
Bake cookies in a 300° oven until slightly darker brown, 22 to 28 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
Step 5
5
With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 6
6
Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
Ingredients
1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup molasses
3 tablespoons bourbon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped almonds
Directions
Step 1
1
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, molasses, and bourbon until smooth and well blended, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Step 2
2
In another bowl, mix flour, ground ginger, and salt. Stir into butter mixture until well blended. Stir in almonds.
Step 3
3
Drop dough in 1-tablespoon portions, 3 inches apart, onto buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
Step 4
4
Bake cookies in a 300° oven until slightly darker brown, 22 to 28 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
Step 5
5
With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 6
6
Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
