Baking with Basil

Happy Friday!!!

There are a few things that I crave around the holidays….shrimp cocktail, party mix (recipe soon to come), bacon wrapped water chestnuts (for me it’s “facon” wrapped but still delicious) and a few others but eggnog has never been on the top of my list.  I can have 1 or 2 sips and be good until next year.  When I saw eggnog cookies displayed at the grocery store I was very intrigued.

These cookies not only smell wonderful while baking and fill your house with seasonal spices,but  they are also soft and chewy with just a bit of eggnog flavor.  I made them for a get together recently and everyone really enjoyed them!  These would be a great change up to any cookie exchange.

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!!

(Printable Recipe)

Eggnog Cookies

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Eggnog Frosting

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 – 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp eggnog
• dash of cinnamon and nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Cream sugar and butter until light. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.

4. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Bake 20 to 23 minutes until bottoms turn light brown.

Frosting Directions

1. In a medium bowl, beat butter until pale yellow.
2. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and beat until combined.  Add another 1/2 powdered sugar.  Once combined add in 2 tbsp eggnog and spices and beat until fluffy.  Taste frosting, add more eggnog or sugar as desired.  I had to add another 1/4-1/2 cup frosting and 1 more tbsp eggnog to get the results I was looking for.