Soft Eggnog Cookies
"If you’re looking for a Christmas cookie, these soft Eggnog Cookies are great for Christmas plates.
From https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/soft-eggnog-cookies/"
photo by Gagoo
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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3 dozen
ingredients
- 1 1⁄3 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons eggnog
- 1⁄2 teaspoon rum extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
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EGGNOG FROSTING
- 4 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 -3 tablespoons eggnog
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, eggnog and rum extract. Gradually mix in the flour. Chill for two hours.
- Shape into 1.5 inch balls and bake until bottoms are golden brown, about 10 minutes - tops won't brown much. Cool completely.
- For the Frosting: Beat In a large bowl, beat the first five frosting ingredients until blended; Mix in additional eggnog to reach desired consistency. Frost cookies and sprinkle with nutmeg if desired. Store in airtight containers.
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Tweaks
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I made these cookies using the original recipe, which is the uploaded one here, however, I would highly recommended cutting the frosting in half. I ended up throwing away about half of the recipe, as all the cookies were frosted using only that much
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gagoo
Belews Creek, North Carolina
Die hard Cleveland Indians fan GO TRIBE - loves spending time with my family, when we have the time, my DH and I love to golf. While I like to cook quick & easy meals for my DH and myself, I also enjoy spending a day or two in the kitchen preparing big family meals like for Thanksgiving.
