Recipe: Perfect Eggnog Cookies

Eggnog Cookies. What a delectable treat for Eggnog lovers everywhere! These cookies have a wonderful spicy aroma and are great tasting. The fragrance of nutmeg and cinnamon will infuse your home with holiday spirit as you bake these cookies.

Gradually add flour and mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cream sugar and butter until light. You can have Eggnog Cookies using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Eggnog Cookies

1. It's 2 1/4 cup of flour.
2. You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg.
5. It's 1 1/4 cup of sugar.
6. It's 3/4 cup of salted butter.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of eggnog.
8. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
9. It's 2 of large egg yolks.

Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. To make these you'll need: All-purpose flour - I like to use unbleached all purpose flour but standard bleached flour works too.; Granulated sugar, brown sugar and powdered sugar - that's a lot of sugars. Ground cinnamon and nutmeg - these spices help give the cookie a classic eggnog flavor.; Baking powder - this helps the cookies. In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients together.

Eggnog Cookies step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper..
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg together in a small bowl..
3. Using an electric mixer cream the sugar and butter together in a large bowl..
4. Add the eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks beating at medium speed until smooth..
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat at low speed just until blended..
6. Using a small ice cream scoop measure the dough out and drop them by teaspoons onto the prepared cookie sheets..
7. Leave 1 inch between each cookie..
8. Sprinkle lightly with additional nutmeg..
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. (Or until bottoms turn light brown.).
10. Allow the cookies to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack..
11. Leave the cookies on a wire rack to cool completely..

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until it resembles a grainy paste. These egg nog cookies bring together everything I love about snickerdoodles and eggnog, all in one soft, chewy cookie. They have an optional eggnog glaze and are delicious either way you make them. As an AZ girl, Shamrock Farms dairy products have always been my go-to choice. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until light in color and fluffy.