Whiskey Chruscik

These sugar-dusted bowties are flavored with a shot of whiskey.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 79 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• confectioners' sugar for dusting
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger whiskey
• Oil for deep-fat frying

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and egg yolks one by one while continuing to beat, then add salt, whiskey, and vanilla. Stir in flour until a smooth dough is formed. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 2

Roll out dough on a well floured surface until very thin, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough into rectangles measuring 1x4 inches. Grasping each end of a dough strip, give it two twists to form a bowtie shape. Repeat with remaining dough.

Step 3

Heat oil in a deep-fat fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 4

Fry the cookies in batches until golden brown on both sides, turn them over half way through so they cook evenly. Drain cookies on a paper towel-lined plate, then dust with powdered sugar.