Happy St. Patrick's Day, y'all! I'm comin' at you today with a triple threat cookie. I crammed three parts of Irish into these chewy little crackled cookies. They contain: Kerrygold Irish butter, Irish steel-cut oats, and Irish whiskey. Is there some sort of prize for the most Irish recipe? Pick me!
That beautiful bottle of Bushmills single malt Irish whiskey up there is leftover from the whiskey tasting at our wedding. The whiskey tasting was for our guests to enjoy while we took family photos, so we did not partake that day. But, we were more than happy to take home the leftovers. Well, I should confess that we sneaked in one shot before we entered the reception and were announced as Mr & Mrs.
Brian lectures tells me that Bushmills is the oldest legal distillery in the world. I don't need any history to know what I like: this whiskey is delicious. Am I allowed to describe whiskey as fruity and fresh? It is!
These cookies contain a tablespoon of the delicious stuff, and it's the final taste in your mouth after each bite. The first thing you notice when biting into these cookies is their soft and chewy texture---much like a chewy gingersnap. The next thing you notice is the toothsome steel cut oats. The whiskey is the final flavor and it lovingly lingers.
About those oats...I bought quick-cooking, 5-minute steel cut oats. If you use regular steel-cut oats, they will be raw and crunchy. Don't do it.
If you're looking for another St. Patty's Day whiskey-laden recipe, how about my homemade shamrock shake with moonshine?
Don't say I didn't warn you!
Delicious cookies perfect for St. Patrick's Day. The flavor of dark brown sugar really shines in this recipe. If you only have light brown sugar, you can add extra molasses. Per 1 cup of light brown sugar, stir in 1 tablespoon of molasses.Irish Triple Threat Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 301Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 71mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 7gSugar: 7gProtein: 10g
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
Leftover liquor is never a bad thing:-) Good call putting a splash into your cookies!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
These look so fabulous! Great idea!
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out says
Quick steel cut oats?! How did I not know such a thing existed?? Ok, must find these so I can make lovely oatmeal cookie creations like these happen!
Anne Stever says
I cooked my steel cut oats , cooled them then added them to the recipe. My husband loves raisins so I threw some in with chopped pecans....delish!
ashley - baker by nature says
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These coooooooookies! I'm in love.
Monet says
Now this is how I'd like to celebrate Saint Patrick's day. These cookies and the shake look just delicious (no surprise) and I can't wait to try the recipe for these oatmeal and whiskey treats. Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a bright and happy weekend!
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says
I didn't know that quick steel cut oats existed either! I would never ever in a million years turn down an oatmeal cookie, especially one made with irish whiskey!
Becca - Cookie Jar Treats says
Both the cookies and the shamrock shakes look delicious!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
I'm tempted to lick the screen of my laptop. That looks so delish!
Paula says
Cookies look wonderful. Good to know that quick cooking steel cut oats work better. Love the look of that shamrock shake too!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
Be still my Irish heart! Love LOVE everything you have going on in here girl. And Bushmills?! I've only had the pleasure of tasting it once, and it was TO DIE FOR. I can only imagine how tasty it would be in oatmeal cookies. I'll take four, with a side of Guiness...or more Bushmills.