Eggnog Biscotti Recipes

EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in eggnog and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture (dough will be sticky)., Divide dough in half. On a greased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 12x3-in. rectangle. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 16-19 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 300°. Remove rectangles from pans to wire racks; cool 10 minutes. , Place rectangles on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, trim ends of rectangles and cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Return to baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until firm, about 10 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over biscotti with a spoon.

EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Blend the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace in a food processor together until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Add in remaining ingredients and process a 1-2 minutes to get a thick batter.
• Let batter stand 2 minutes and then spoon out onto the baking sheet.
• Brush with egg yolk, or a beaten egg. Sprinkle on sugar and a dusting of more nutmeg.
• Bake 45 minutes until set and browned. Cool, then slice into diagonal cookies about 1/2 inch wide.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325*F, put sliced cookies back in oven and bake until crisped, about 15 minutes per side.
• Cool well and then glaze one side of each cookie with melted white chocolate.
• Garnish with crushed graham cookies crumbs on one edge. Serve to your most deserving guests!

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.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Break up cookie dough into large bowl; let stand 10 to 15 minutes to soften.
• Add flour, cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract to the cookie dough; mix well.
• Divide dough into two equal halves.
• On the cookie sheet, shape each dough half into a 12 inch long, 2 inch wide 3/4 inch high rectangle, spacing the dough halves about 3 inches apart.
• Bake 26-28 minutes or until the logs are deep golden brown.
• Remove sheet from oven.
• Using a sharp knife, cut each log into 3/4 inch wide slices.
• Place slices back on cookie sheet.
• Bake the slices 5 minutes; remove from oven and turn over.
• Bake 5 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and cool completely.