Bourbon Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookie

Yields3 Servings
 ⅔ cup Unsalted butter, softened
 3 ¼ cups Brown sugar, packed
 ¼ cup Molasses
 2 Eggs
 2 tsp Vanilla extract
 1 cup Flour
 1 cup Whole wheat flour
 1 tbsp Ground ginger
 1 tsp Baking powder
 ¼ tsp Baking soda
 1 tsp Salt
 Cream Cheese Frosting dollop
1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray.

2

To your stand mixer add the butter and brown sugar on medium speed for 1 minute, until creamed together.

3

Add molasses, eggs and vanilla until well combined.

4

In a separate bowl sift together the flour, whole wheat flour, ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

5

Lower the speed on the stand mixer to the lowest setting and add in the dry ingredients until just combined.

6

Spread batter into the baking pan evenly and sprinkle it with sanding sugar.

7

Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

8

Dollop with frosting and drizzle with Bourbon Butterscotch sauce.

Ingredients

 ⅔ cup Unsalted butter, softened
 3 ¼ cups Brown sugar, packed
 ¼ cup Molasses
 2 Eggs
 2 tsp Vanilla extract
 1 cup Flour
 1 cup Whole wheat flour
 1 tbsp Ground ginger
 1 tsp Baking powder
 ¼ tsp Baking soda
 1 tsp Salt
 Cream Cheese Frosting dollop

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray.

2

To your stand mixer add the butter and brown sugar on medium speed for 1 minute, until creamed together.

3

Add molasses, eggs and vanilla until well combined.

4

In a separate bowl sift together the flour, whole wheat flour, ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

5

Lower the speed on the stand mixer to the lowest setting and add in the dry ingredients until just combined.

6

Spread batter into the baking pan evenly and sprinkle it with sanding sugar.

7

Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

8

Dollop with frosting and drizzle with Bourbon Butterscotch sauce.

Bourbon Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookie

Josh Schipkowski

Josh Schipkowski is the founder and chief creative officer of Upstart Food Brands, a St. Louis-based branding agency for startup and emerging food, beverage, pet food, and supplement companies. He spent almost 14 years helping build MarketPlace into one of the country’s leading food marketing agencies before launching Upstart in 2015 to give smaller brands top-agency strategy and creative that make every dollar of their investment count. As CCO, he oversees everything creative and strategic that leaves the agency, from naming, brand strategy, and identity development to packaging and web design and development. At home, he does a self-reported 93.25% of the cooking, usually from scratch, often trying a new technique, and frequently using products from Upstart’s own clients. He also grows hops, grapes, and cider apples for brewing, winemaking, and cider, mostly as an excuse to share great food and drink with friends and family.

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