EggNog Sugar Cookies
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: cookies
Serves: 24
- 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
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 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)
- Mix in egg yolks one at a time
- Add vanilla extract, rum extract, and eggnog and set aside
- In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- Set mixer to slow speed and slowly add flour mixture to the to the bowl with the other ingredients
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop heaping tbsp of cookie dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet
- Cook in at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes
- Allow to cool for several minutes and then transfer to cookie rack
- After cookies have completely cooled on cookie rack, frost them with the eggnog frosting and lightly sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon
- Frosting Instructions
- In a bowl use an electric mixer to cream together softened butter and cream cheese
- Add rum extract and eggnog
- Slowly mix in powdered sugar with mixer on low speed
- May add additional eggnog until desired consistency is reached
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/eggnog-sugar-cookies/
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