These festive iced eggnog cookies are perfect for a Christmas cookie platter! Subtly flavored with eggnog and fresh nutmeg, and so delicious!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword christmas cookies, easy christmas cookies, holiday cookies
Servings 24cookies
Calories 164kcal
Ingredients
For the Eggnog Cookies
2 1/4cupsflour
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspcinnamon
1/2tspnutmeg
1 1/4 cupssugar
3/4cupsalted butterat room temperature
1/2cupeggnog
1tspvanilla
2egg yolks
additional nutmeg for sprinkling(optional)
For the Eggnog Icing
3cupsconfectioner's sugar
1/4cupbutteror margarine, softened
1/3cupeggnog
Instructions
To Make the Eggnog Cookies
Preheat oven to 300F.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter with an electric mixer. Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and beat at medium speed until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed just until combined. Chill dough if desired.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets, 1″ apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg or skip this step and sprinkle on the nutmeg after you ice the cookies.
Bake for 23-25 minutes or until bottoms turn light brown.
Transfer to cool, flat surface immediately with spatula.
To Make the Eggnog Icing
In small mixer bowl, beat confectioners’ sugar and butter or margarine until well blended. Gradually beat in eggnog until icing is smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.