Father-in-Law Cookies (Chocolate Cherry BAILEYS Cookies)
- Yield: approximately 40 cookies 1x
Ingredients
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- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup (142g) light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups (270g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup (160g) Chukar Montmorency Tart Cherries
- 1 12-ounce (340g) package BAILEYS Original Irish Cream Baking Chips [1]
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars on medium-high until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing until thoroughly combined. Mix in vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing until it’s almost all incorporated. Scrape down bowl. Repeat two more times with rest of flour mixture.
- Stir in cherries and BAILEYS baking chips (or chocolate chips).
- Form dough into balls that are about 2 tablespoons each. (A medium cookie scoop is super helpful here.) Place on baking sheet, leaving 2" between each dough ball.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes or until cookies have set and edges are slightly golden.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack. Allow cookies to cool completely.
Notes
- When we first created this recipe in 2020, you could find BAILEYS Irish cream baking chips at Target and other stores. However, we’re unsure if the baking chips are still produced at the time of this edit (August 2023), as we haven’t been able to find them in stock online. Simply substitute the same amount of chocolate chips for an equally scrumptious cookie!
Adapted from: BAILEYS®
mjr
Soak your chocolate chips in Baileys for 10 minutes then drain off the liquid, they absorb the flavor quickly.
Becky at Fikabröd
Oooh! Great tip! Thank you 😃