Description
Soft frosted eggnog cookies combine warm holiday spices with a creamy eggnog buttercream frosting, creating a tender, melt-in-your-mouth treat perfect for festive gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/4 cup eggnog
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Powdered sugar for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks one at a time, then vanilla, rum extract, and eggnog; mix well.
- Whisk dry ingredients separately and add to wet mixture; combine gently.
- Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheets spaced apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes until edges just set.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Prepare frosting by beating butter and powdered sugar, adding eggnog, vanilla, nutmeg, and rum extract to taste.
- Frost each cooled cookie and sprinkle nutmeg.
Notes
For best softness, store cookies airtight with a slice of bread.
Use fresh nutmeg for best flavor.
Adjust frosting thickness by adding eggnog gradually.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg