Soft and spiced with an incredible frosting that earns these cookies a place on your Christmas Cookie plate!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Cooling Time30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, egg nog, holiday
Servings: 24cookies
Author: Sam
Ingredients
COOKIES:
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonground nutmeg
1/4teaspoonground cinnamon
3/4cupunsalted butter room temperature
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1/2cuplightly packed brown sugar
2large egg yolks
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1/2cupeggnog room temperature
FROSTING:
4tablespoonsunsalted butter room temperature
1/4cupeggnog
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
2cupspowdered sugar
Nutmeg for sprinkling
Instructions
COOKIES:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a baking liner.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about one minute. Add egg yolks and mix until combined. Add vanilla and eggnog and mix on low until combined, scrape sides of bowl as needed.
Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Scoop about 1 1/2 tabspoons dough (I use a medium cookie scoop) and place on the prepared pan.
Bake for 12-13 minutes. Cookies won’t be brown on the sides and will be slightly puffed.
Let cookies cool on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
FROSTING:
In a large bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggnog and vanilla. Mix until combined. Add salt and powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time and whip until light and fluffy.
Spread frosting evenly on cooled cookies and lightly dust with nutmeg.