Eggnog Cookies Recipe

These eggnog cookies are made with real eggnog in the dough and the icing. Warm spices give these chewy cookies irresistible flavor!

5 from 1 vote

These eggnog cookies are pillowy soft and melt in your mouth. With real eggnog in the dough and icing, and sprinkles with warming spices, you'll watch these cookies disappear quickly and wish you made a double batch.

Prep Time10

Cook Time9

Total Time19

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Keyword: eggnog cookie recipe

Servings: cookies

Author: Aimee

Ingredients

For the Cookies

½ cup unsalted butter softened
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup eggnog
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ginger
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

For the topping

¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling
½ cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons eggnog

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, and eggnog until fully incorporated.
Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Once dry ingredients are fully incorporated, scoop out tablespoon-sized balls, rolling each in granulated sugar.
Place on baking sheet with 2-inches of space between each cookie.
Press down with palm of hand, or flat bottomed measuring cup to about 1/2-inch thick discs.
Bake in center of oven for 9-11 minutes, until just set on the edges.
Remove from oven and let cool on pan for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack.
While cookies cool, whisk together the powdered sugar and eggnog. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies.

Notes

Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on pan, then remove and cool completely on a wire cooling rank.
Store these cookies, keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Don’t have all of the spices on the recipe list? You can swap out the nutmeg, ginger, and cloves for ½ teaspoon of allspice. You can also use our homemade chai spice mix too!
To freeze eggnog cookies, store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Make sure the icing is fully set before freezing them, and you may want to put parchment paper between them to prevent them from sticking together.

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