Eggnog Snowman Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
14 large cookies
- Serves:
- 14
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄3 cup eggnog
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
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Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup eggnog
- 1 -2 food coloring
- mini chocolate chip
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and butter.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until mixture is creamy (1-2 minutes).
- Add 1/3 cup eggnog, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Continue beating until well mixed (1-2 minutes).
- Reduce speed to low and add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
- Beat until dough is well mixed (1-2 minutes).
- Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Roll out dough, one half at a time, on a lightly floured work surface to a 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut out cookies with 3-4 inch snowman cookie cutter.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet (I use silipat mat).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients until creamy.
- Frost snowmen with white frosting.
- Use the tinted frosting to decorate the cookies as desired.
- Add min chips for eyes and buttons.
- For a wavy effect, pipe tinted frosting in parallel lines.
- Drag a toothpick through frosting before it sets.
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