Christmas Eggnog Cookies Recipes

CHRISTMAS EGGNOG COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer to cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs, eggnog, and rum or extract. Beat well to incorporate.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, and ground nutmeg. Beat until just incorporated.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
• In a small, shallow bowl, whisk together the topping ingredients and set aside.
• Portion cookie dough into tablespoons. Roll into balls and roll into the topping mixture. Set on prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Dust with more freshly ground nutmeg, or drizzle with eggnog glaze.

EGGNOG CHRISTMAS COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a mixing bowl with a stand or hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs and extracts.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, nutmeg and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
• Scoop dough into balls using a cookie scoop (or with your hands and form into 1 1/2 tablespoon size balls). Place cookie dough balls on lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart (12 per baking sheet). Bake for 10-12 minutes, until outside edges begin to turn light brown. Remove from oven.
• Cool on wire racks.
• For the frosting. In a large bowl cream together the butter and extracts; add powdered sugar and milk, alternatively, until a desired consistency.
• Frost cookies with rum frosting, then sprinkle with colored sugar.

EGGNOG COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Cream sugar and butter until light. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Bake 20 to 23 minutes until bottoms turn light brown.

EGGNOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggnog, baking soda and nutmeg. Gradually add flour and mix well. Cover and chill 1 hour. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Using floured 3-1/2-in. cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes; place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with colored sugar. , Bake at 350° until edges are lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. Cool on wire racks. If desired, decorate with frosting.

CHRISTMAS EGGNOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients together.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until it resembles a grainy paste.
• Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and beat at medium speed until smooth.
• Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed until blended. Do not overmix.
• Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Lightly sprinkle nutmeg over the unbaked cookies.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until bottoms turn a light brown. Transfer from pans immediately to cool.