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Eggnog Cookies
My incredibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth eggnog cookies will be the star of your Christmas cookie tray! NO chilling and just 2 ingredients for the glaze! Recipe includes a how-to video.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 31 cookies
Calories: 187 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 large egg room temperature preferred
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup eggnog
- 3 ⅓ cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon table salt
Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar (if sifting, sift after measuring)
- 6 Tablespoons eggnog
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment), use an electric mixer to beat butter and sugars until well creamed (about 2-3 minutes on high speed).
- Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.
- Stir in eggnog until well incorporated into the dough.
- In a separate, medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet (I do this in 3-4 parts), stirring well between each addition. Use a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Scoop dough by level 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized scoop and drop onto prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer to center rack of 350F (175C) preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until edges are just begin turning a very light brown.
- Within a minute of the cookies coming out of the oven, use the bottom of a measuring cup (or similar) to very gently flatten the surface of each cookie. Allow to cool completely on baking sheet before covering frosting.
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Frosting
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together sugar and eggnog until smooth. Mixture will be thin like a glaze.
- Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of frosting evenly over the surface of each cookie (I use an offset spatula to spread the frosting, but a butter knife would work). Allow frosting to harden before enjoying.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Cookies may also be frozen (wrap tightly in plastic) for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
187kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
82mg
(3%)
Potassium
29mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
201IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 31cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 187kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 201IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.