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Eggnog Cookies Recipe

These homemade Eggnog Cookies are super chewy, soft, perfectly spiced, and topped with a creamy, buttery frosting. Perfect for Christmas!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Chill Time
30 mins
Total Time
58 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 224 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients
  • 2 ¾ cups flour $0.52
  • ¼ tsp salt $0.01
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg $0.55
  • ½ tsp cinnamon $0.04
  • 1 tsp baking powder $0.04
  • 1 tsp baking soda $0.01
  • 2 ticks unsalted butter, softened $2.13
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided (¼ cup reserved for rolling) $0.52
  • 1 large egg $0.30
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract $0.29
  • ½ tsp rum extract $0.18
Icing Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar $0.82
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened $0.53
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract $0.29
  • ¼ tsp rum extract $0.09
  • 3 Tbsp heavy cream $0.30

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350F. In mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk to combine and set aside.
  2. Add the room temperature softened unsalted butter and 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar to a mixing bowl. Cream them together with hand mixer on low speed.
  3. Beat the egg, vanilla, and rum extract together and add to the butter/sugar mixture. Mix on low until combined.
  4. Slowly add all the dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until a sticky dough forms.
  5. Chill the dough for 20-30 minutes. Then, using a 1 oz cookie scoop, portion cookies and roll each into a ball in your hands. Toss each ball in the remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar.
  6. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, place the dough balls 2 inches apart and flatten slightly with the bottom of a clean cup.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool completely before frosting, for about 10 minutes.
  8. To make the icing, add powdered sugar, softened unsalted butter, vanilla extract, rum extract, and heavy cream to a mixing bowl and mix on medium-high with a hand mixer until smoothly whipped and creamy.
  9. Transfer icing to a piping bag (or a ziplock bag with one of the corners snipped off!) and frost each cookie. Alternatively, you can smooth the frosting on each cookie by hand with a butter knife. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 224kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Sodium 108mg (5%) Fiber 0.4g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 224

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 224kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Fiber 0.4g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.