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Derby Pie Cookies

May 15, 2021 | Last updated June 27, 2021

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Soft cookies with dark chocolate chips, walnuts, and bourbon are the cookie version of a classic Derby Pie.

Stack of three cookies in front of single cookies. One cookie is broken in half. Cookies cooling on a baking rack are in the background.

I wanted to make some cookies recently, and I thought a dark chocolate chip cookie with bourbon would be a good choice. Derby Day was coming up, and then I remembered I made Derby Pie Bites a few years ago for a party. So why not try a derby pie cookie?

This recipe follows the general method of my Candy Bar Cookies and M&M Cookies to make soft cookies. The post for the Candy Bar Cookies explains some of the baking science behind a soft cookie. The only change I made for these is using a mix of brown sugar and white sugar. When I used the Candy Bar Cookie recipe as a base for chocolate chip cookies, they weren’t as soft, so I wanted to see what would happen with more white sugar. These cookies turned out soft and stayed that way for about a week (when they were all gone).

I made these several times and experimented with different oven temperatures using both conventional and convection. The sweet spot in my oven is definitely 375 degrees using convection. As much as this seems to be inconsistent with a typical baking temperature, the conventional oven baked these best at 390 degrees. I ran out of dough before I was able to test them at 400, so for now 390 is the temperature for conventional.

Stack of chocolate chip cookies next to three whole cookies and one cookie broken in half.
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Derby Pie Cookies

Soft cookies with dark chocolate chips, walnuts, and bourbon are the cookie version of a classic Derby Pie.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time23 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: chocolate chip cookies, cookies, derby party dessert, kentucky derby pie
Servings: 5 dozen

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Cookie scoop

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (1 cup is 2 sticks)
  • 1¼ cups brown sugar lightly packed
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ cup bourbon
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 2½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 package dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° for convection and 390° for conventional.
  • Microwave butter for 45 seconds (it will be partially melted).
  • Cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until mixture gets light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low. Add eggs one at a time and mix until fully incorporated, about 1 minute.
  • Mix in vanilla and bourbon.
  • Mix in baking soda.
  • Add flour a half cup at a time and mix until all flour is incorporated.
  • Mix in walnuts and chocolate chips.
  • Using a spoon or cookie scoop, form dough into balls and place onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake for about 8 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
  • Immediately transfer cookies to a cooling rack.

Step-By-Step Photos & Recipe Notes

Preheat oven to 375° for convection and 390° for conventional. Microwave butter for 45 seconds (it will be partially melted). Cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until mixture gets light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Don’t skimp on this step because it’s what helps the cookies get so soft.

Butter and sugar creamed together in a stand mixer bowl.

Reduce mixer speed to low. Add eggs one at a time and mix until fully incorporated, about 1 minute. Tip: Break eggs into a small bowl instead of directly into the cookie dough. It’s much easier to deal with an accidental shell piece that way!

Mix in bourbon and vanilla. Mix in baking soda.

Add flour a half cup at a time and mix until all flour is incorporated.

Mix in walnuts and chocolate chips.

Cookie dough in a stand mixer bowl.

Using a spoon or cookie scoop, form dough into balls and place onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I use the smallest cookie scoop in this set.

Raw cookies on a baking sheet.

Bake for about 8 minutes or until cookies are golden brown. Immediately transfer cookies to a cooling rack.

Cookies on a cooling rack. Text over the image says Derby Pie Cookies dark chocolate chips - walnuts - bourbon.
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