EggNog Sugar Cookies
 
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Recipe type: cookies
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed light-brown sugar
  • ¾ cup butter (at room temperature)
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • ¼ tsp rum extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup eggnog
  • Frosting
  • ¼ cup butter, at room temperature (1/2 cube)
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened (1/2 block)
  • ¼ tsp rum extract
  • 4- 5 Tbsp eggnog
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. In a bowl cream together butter (at room temperature), with Brown sugar, granulated white sugar, ( I use an electric hand mixer or a Kitchen Aid)
  3. Mix in egg yolks one at a time
  4. Add vanilla extract, rum extract, and eggnog and set aside
  5. In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg
  6. Set mixer to slow speed and slowly add flour mixture to the to the bowl with the other ingredients
  7. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop heaping tbsp of cookie dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet
  8. Cook in at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes
  9. Allow to cool for several minutes and then transfer to cookie rack
  10. After cookies have completely cooled on cookie rack, frost them with the eggnog frosting and lightly sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon
  11. Frosting Instructions
  12. In a bowl use an electric mixer to cream together softened butter and cream cheese
  13. Add rum extract and eggnog
  14. Slowly mix in powdered sugar with mixer on low speed
  15. May add additional eggnog until desired consistency is reached
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/eggnog-sugar-cookies/