Kentucky Butter Cookies with Bourbon Glaze
When I saw this recipe, the first thing I thought was, Why are they called Kentucky Butter Cookies? So I had to do a little research.
When I Googled it, many of the results began with I’m not sure why it’s called Kentucky Butter…cake, cookies, etc. Well, we can’t have that, can we? So I kept searching. And low and behold, I found that 95% of the world’s bourbon supply comes from Kentucky. So I guess it’s all in the glaze!
This Kentucky Butter Cookies with Bourbon Glaze recipe is easy and such a great grown-up treat for your Christmas party. I love having desserts on hand for guests, and this is one all the adults will love!
Parties don’t have to be hard! Have friends each bring appetizer and you can serve dessert, for a ready-made holiday party! If they don’t know what to bring, tell them to choose from this list of party appetizers and they’ll be set! Who says you need to slave in the kitchen making food?
Kentucky Butter Cookies
Cookie Ingredients
2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temp
1 C sugar
2 eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 C flour
Glaze Ingredients
1/4 C unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 C sugar
3 TBSP Bourbon
crushed peppermint candy
Cookie Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-Beat butter and sugar for 1 minute.
-Mix in the eggs and vanilla until well incorporated.
-Add together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
-Add the flour combination to the other mixture.
-Mix until well incorporated.
-Using a small ice cream scoop, form the cookies, placing them on the lined cookie sheet.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are slightly brown.
-Remove from oven but keep cookies on the cookie sheet.
Glaze Directions:
-With the cookies still hot from the oven, begin to make the glaze.
-Add all of the ingredients in a small pot.
-Cook over medium-high heat, stirring continuously until the combined butter and sugar is melted and dissolved. Do not boil as the sugar will burn and turn brown.
-The glaze will thicken by slightly cooling it.
-Take a spoonful of the glaze and drizzle it on each cookie.
-Sprinkle the crushed peppermint on top of each cookie.
Easy peasy, right? I’ll be making these over and over for the holidays! I love that they are different than traditional Christmas cookies.
Here’s a printable to make it even easier!
Kentucky Butter Cookies with Bourbon Glaze
Ingredients
- Cookie Ingredients
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter room temp
- 1 C sugar
- 2 eggs room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 C flour
- Glaze Ingredients
- 1/4 C unsalted butter room temp
- 1/2 C sugar
- 3 TBSP Bourbon
- crushed peppermint candy
Instructions
- Cookie Directions:
- -Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- -Beat butter and sugar for 1 minute.
- -Mix in the eggs and vanilla until well incorporated.
- -Add together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add into the other mixture.
- -Mix until well incorporated.
- -Using a small ice cream scoop, form the cookies, placing them on the lined cookie sheet.
- -Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are slightly brown.
- -Remove from oven but keep cookies on the cookie sheet.
- Glaze Directions:
- -With the cookies still hot from the oven, begin to make the glaze.
- -Add all of the ingredients in a small pot.
- -Cook over medium-high heat, stirring continuously until the combined butter and sugar is melted and dissolved. Do not boil as the sugar will burn and turn brown.
Looking for more Christmas recipes? Check out these 10 Christmas Breakfast Ideas or these 10 Delicious Christmas Dinner Recipes including Dessert!
