I have been wanting to do some holiday themed cookies for a while and I figured this week I could to do a bit of a cookie marathon. These cookies are great–they taste exactly like eggnog. They are also a great way of getting rid of the leftover eggnog. For the spiced flour, I threw in heaping teaspoons of nutmeg and cinnamon so the cookies had a lot of flavor. You can easily cut out the 1/4 cup sugar since the icing is so sweet. I quickly learned not to ice the cookies right after they come out of the oven–I ended up icing the cookie sheet instead. If you’re someone like me who does not own an electric mixer, this recipe can easily be done by hand.
Iced Eggnog Cookies
(Makes about 2 Dozen Cookies)
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Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup eggnog
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon nutmeg, for dusting
Directions:
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the sugar and butter until creamy. Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets, 1? apart. Bake for 23-25 minutes in a 300F oven, or until bottoms turn light brown.
- Transfer to cool, flat surface immediately with spatula.
Eggnog Icing Ingredients:
- 3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1/3 cup eggnog
Directions:
- Mix sugar and butter until well blended.
- Gradually stir in eggnog until icing is smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.