Wild Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

Cookies

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons Wild Turkey Straight Kentucky Bourbon
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg white
1 cup walnuts, finely ground

Walnut Raisin Filling

1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup Wild Turkey Straight Kentucky Bourbon

Directions

Add butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Add egg, bourbon, and milk and mix well. Sift together dry ingredients and beat into mixture until combined.

Cover in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Meanwhile, make Walnut Raisin Filling. Place raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, and bourbon in a food processor, and process into a finely ground mixture. Roll out half of dough on a heavily floured surface 1/4-inch thickness.

Form dough into a 9 x 6-inch rectangle. Spread half of raisin mixture on rectangle and roll lengthwise into a tight log.

Brush log with egg white and roll in finely ground walnuts. Repeat process with other half of dough.

Wrap logs in plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Lightly spray a baking sheet with a non-stick cooking spray. Remove log from freezer and cut into 1/2-inch slices.

Place slices flat 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until dough is golden brown.

Cool thoroughly to allow filling to set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Makes 30 cookies.