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Egg Nog Cookies
Eggnog Cookies will delight everyone at your holiday gathering! Who could resist a cookie with all the flavors of your favorite holiday drink?
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 119 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg plus more for topping
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon dark rum (see note)
- ½ cup eggnog
Glaze
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 5 tablespoons eggnog
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer cream sugar and butter until fluffy. (You can also use a large mixing bowl and a hand mixer.)
- Add egg yolks, eggnog, rum, and vanilla extract. Beat at medium speed with a mixer until smooth.
- Slowly add flour mixture. and beat at low speed until combined. Do not over mix!
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Space cookies about two inches apart.
- Bake for 10-13 or until edges are golden. (Baking time may vary a little by oven. You made an extra minute or two.)
- While cookies are baking, make your eggnog glaze. Whisk together powdered sugar and eggnog. Add the eggnog slowly until you reach a drizzle consistency, about 4-5 tablespoons.
- Cool cookies on wire cooling rack and drizzle with glaze once cooled completely. Store in an airtight container.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- The alcohol in the rum will bake off while the cookies are in the oven. If you prefer, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon rum extract instead.
- The alcohol in the rum will bake off while the cookies are in the oven. If you prefer, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon rum extract instead.
Nutrition Information
Calories
119kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
38mg
(2%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
143IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 119kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 38mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 143IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.