Scotch Whisky Cookies - An Ongoing Journey

Always on the hunt for something new and fun, I stumbled upon a web page probably a decade ago.  It was enticing that this recipe was eggless and had whisky in them.  Whoever you are, you had a profound impact on me and to this day, I still update this recipe.  Thanks for the influence!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour  
• 1 tsp baking flour  
• 1/4 tsp salt  
• 1/2 cup sugar (keep some extra around to dust/roll cookies in to) -  I like to use granulated cane sugar and sprinkle in bits of brown sugar, too.   For years, I have altered the types of sugar I use.  Get creative.. enjoy the trial/error  
• 1/4 canola oil - in recent years, I've switched to safflower oil, but it's all in preference.
• 1 tbsp + 1 tsp single malt whisky 

                      avoid anything from Islay (region) unless you like smoke / peat 

• 1 tbsp water     
• Optional  * sprinkles - blue and white (or light silver).  I use these to symbolize the white/blue of Scotland's flag        

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Mix the following in a small bowl:     sugar, oil, scotch, water, add dry ingredients last.

3. Look at that dram.  

4. Take a little nip of it and taste the essence of the whisky.   

5. Mix the ingredients from #2.   

6. Roll the mixture into small balls.  I used a small scoop/tablespoon to help shape.      They may seem thick, but should bake out  

7. Take the balls of dough and roll into the extra sugar.  Sprinkle blue / white sprinkles onto the cookies at this time.  

8. Just drink the dram already  

9. Place the mixture onto a baking sheet.  Make sure that the cookies are spread far enough as they will expand in baking.   

10.Bake until the bottoms become lightly browned     ** Monitor this.  I've had batches ready to remove from the oven between 12-15 minutes.   

11.The cookies will feel puffy to the touch and soft to eat as warm.  I generally will let them sit in a tin or jar for a day.  They will be more of a shortbread taste. 

12. Drink another shot of whisky in the case the cookies didn't turn out how you wanted.  Learn from this batch, make the next one better.