Name: Easy Crown Royal Whiskey Cookies Recipe (Copycat)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) unsalted and at room temperature; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 cup sugar (granulated white); 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 2 large eggs - room temperature and slightly beaten; 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup Crown Royal Whiskey; 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Decorative sugar (optional)

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I’m amazed at how easy and tasty this recipe is!

It’s basically a delicious soft cookie made out of simple ingredients with a hint of Crown Royal flavor.

Chocolate cookies on a round white plate. There is a bottle of Crown Royal Whiskey in the background. Items are on a dark gray marble surface.

Easy Crown Royal Whiskey Cookies

Crown Royal Whiskey has always been a staple in our house.

It’s been my mom’s favorite since I can remember!

I’ve grown to really enjoy it myself so when I discovered a cookie with this tasty beverage, I had to share it with you!

Crown Royal Sugar Cookies Ingredients

There is a bottle of Crown Royal. There is four white bowls. One bowl has flour in it, one with white sugar, one with coca powder, and one with two brown eggs in it. There is a stick of butter in front of the 4 bowls. There is a small glass bottle of pure vanilla extract and 2 small glass ramekins. One with baking powder and one with baking soda.

Butter – unsalted
Brown sugar
Granulated white sugar
Cocoa powder
Large egg – 2
Pure vanilla extract
Crown Royal Whiskey
All purpose flour
Baking soda
Salt
Decorative sugar (optional)

Helpful Tools

Mixer (either an electric standing mixer or hand mixer)
Cookie sheet
Large bowl
Medium bowl
Parchment paper
Sifter
Spatula
Wire cooling rack
Oven mitts

How To Make Crown Cookies

Close up photo of a standing electric mixer. There is a silver mixing bowl with a while paddle attachment.There is a butter and sugar mixture in the bowl. Standing mixer in on a dark gray marble surface.

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream butter and both sugars on medium speed.

Close up photo of a silver mixing bowl with a while paddle attachment. There is a chocolate, egg, and sugar mixture in the bowl.

Turn mixer to low speed and mix in eggs, one at a time.

Add the cocoa powder and throughly mix.

Close up of silver bowl with brown cookie mixture in it. There is a heap of flour on top of the cookie mixture. Bowl is on a dark gray marble surface.

Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

Mix until completely blended.

Chocolate cookie dough in a silver mixing bowl. Bowl is on a dark gray marble surface with a black subway tile backsplash.

Twelve chocolate cookie dough balls on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Drop tablespoon size balls of cookie dough on to the parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake for 9-12 minutes. (See Pro Tips)

Twelve baked chocolate cookies on a black wire cooling rack. Rack is on a dark gray marble surface.

Transfer cookies to a cooling rack.

Sprinkle with decorative sugar while the cookies are still warm (optional).

Pro Tips

Refrigerate the cooking dough for 30 minutes prior to baking. This step will make the dough a little stiffer and easier to make/drop into balls.

You can buy miniature bottles of Crown Royal in the flavor you want to use in this recipe. You will need 2 minis for one batch of cookies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can You Freeze Crown Royal Cookies?

Yes, you can freeze Crown Royal Cookies. Cookies retain their quality when stored in the freezer for 8 to 12 months.

Bakery or homemade cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks or 2 months in the refrigerator.

Can I Substitute Other Flavors Of Crown Royal Whiskey?

Absolutely, you can try any of your favorite flavors of Crown Royal Whiskey!

I have made these cookies using Crown Royal Salted Caramel which I know it’s only available during the Christmas holiday but talk about delicious!

Also try making them with either Vanilla Crown or Maple Crown Royal, yummy!

If you are looking for another great cookie recipe with the unique taste of liquor in them, try this delicious one from TheFeedFeed: Orange Grand Marnier And Dark Chocolate Cookies.

Here are a few other cookie recipes from Join Me In The Kitchen that you may like!

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Easy 3-Ingredient Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie With Caramel

There is a white plate with a slice of Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce drizzled over it. Plate is on a wood surface.

This delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe is so insanely easy that you will be shaking your head saying no way!

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One dozen of round sugar cookies on a white rectangular plate. Six of the cookies have raspberry jam in the center of them. The other six cookies have mango jam in the center of them. All of the cookies have a white glaze drizzled on them. The plate is on a wood surface.

The perfect cookie for the holiday season or any occasion, thumbprints are a delicious buttery shortbread cookie rolled in sparking sugar and filled with your favorite jam.

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Yield: 3 1/2 dozen

Easy Crown Royal Whiskey Cookies Recipe (Copycat)

A delicious soft sugar cookie made out of basic ingredients with a hint of Crown Royal flavor.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (1 stick) unsalted and at room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar (granulated white)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 large eggs – room temperature and slightly beaten
2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup Crown Royal Whiskey
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Decorative sugar (optional)

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt over a bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl and using a mixer, cream the butter and both sugars together on medium speed until blended.
Turn mixer to low speed and mix in the slightly beaten eggs, one at a time.
Add the cocoa powder and throughly mix.
Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until completely blended.
Drop tablespoon size balls of cookie dough on to the parchment-lined baking sheet 2″ apart.
Bake for 9-12 minutes.
Transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
Sprinkle with decorative sugar while the cookies are still warm (optional).

Notes

Helpful Tools

Mixer (either an electric standing mixer or hand mixer)

Cookie sheet

Large bowl

Medium bowl

Parchment paper

Sifter

Spatula

Wire cooling rack

Oven mitts

Pro Tips

Refrigerate the cooking dough for 30 minutes prior to baking. This step will make the dough a little stiffer and easier to make/drop into balls.

You can buy miniature bottles of Crown Royal in the flavor you want to use in this recipe.
You will need 2 minis for one batch of cookies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can You Freeze Crown Royal Cookies?

Yes, you can.

Bakery or homemade cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks or 2 months in the refrigerator.

Cookies retain their quality when stored in the freezer for 8 to 12 months.

Can I Substitute Other Flavors Of Crown Royal Whiskey?

Absolutely!

I have made these cookies using Crown Royal Salted Caramel which I know it's only available during the Christmas holiday but talk about delicious!

Also try making them with either Vanilla Crown or Maple Crown Royal.