These cookies are so fun and easy to make! They’re one of my favorite cookies to make during the holidays. I make them every year, they a family favorite to eat and they will be gone before you know it. They have a soft texture and taste is outstanding!
They make a great gift! And if you don’t feel like icing a cookie, just the plain cookie itself is great as a companion with morning or afternoon coffee, tea, or hot chocolate.
Eggnog Christmas Cookies | Erica Robbin
Soft, melt-in-your-mouth Christmas holiday eggnog sugar cookies!
You can make them as larger, thicker cookies or many cute little plump ones using your smallest varietal seasonal cookie cutters.
I like to sift the dry icing ingredients for a smoother icing and the lemon juice will make them pretty and shiny. I also prefer to thin out the icing with eggnog and just dip the tops of the cookies straight into the bowl. Though icing cookies can be a fun activity in itself, these techniques make for a less overwhelming, quick to prepare, glaze-like top that is so much faster and easier than the traditional way to ice when compared to using knives or an icing spatula.
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Eggnog Christmas Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon to vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons eggnog
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Eggnog Christmas Cookies Icing
- 2-3 cups confectioners’ sugar, to desired consistency, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 5-10 tablespoons eggnog, to desired consistency
- Food coloring as desired
Eggnog Christmas Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (177 C).
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Mix in egg, then vanilla and eggnog.
- In a separate bowl mix remaining dry ingredients together.
- Fold wet and dry ingredients together.
- Dough will be soft, but refrigerating for 30-60 minutes will help with better handling and shaping.
- Roll cookies to about 1/2 inch thick into desired pattern using cookie cutter.
- Bake cookies on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees (177 C) for about 8-10 minutes, just until barely cooked.
Eggnog Christmas Cookies Icing
- Sift together dry icing ingredients.
- Add lemon juice, then eggnog to desired consistency.
- Divide icing into portions/color as desired.
Assembly
- Ice cookies by dipping tops straight into icing, let excess drip off, and place on waxed paper, decorate, and let dry overnight.
