Name: Whiskey and Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: Makes 16 cookies
Ingredients: 1½ cups chocolate wafers (discs, pistoles, fèves; preferably 72% cacao), divided; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup rye flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1½ teaspoons kosher salt; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature; ¾ cup dark brown sugar; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla paste; 1 teaspoon bourbon; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt; Find chocolate wafers (do not use chocolate wafer cookies) at specialty food stores, some grocery stores, and online.

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The Whiskey and Rye Cookie from the SF Cooking School.Alex Lau

To maximize the tangy flavor of the rye flour, use rye whiskey instead of bourbon.

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