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Egg Nog Sugar Cookies

This is a traditional cookie that our child loved this past year. Combining a rich creamy egg nog infusion into the traditional sugar cookie base is a true delight.

Mix up some egg nog glaze and you have a match made in holiday heaven.

Pour a tall glass of egg nog and enjoy this simple and delicious cookie.

Bring some to your next holiday gathering.

Dry Ingredients before Wet

Combining all the dry ingredients is the first step.  Mixing all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl before adding wet ingredients will help to more evenly distribute and combine all ingredients. This prevents unwanted lumps of flour or baking soda from ruining the texture of your final bake.

Mixing all dry ingredients in a separate bowl before adding the wet ingredients will help to more evenly distribute and combine all ingredients and prevent lumps of flour or baking soda to accumulate.

Egg Nog Frosting Will Elevate This To New Heights

The frosting for this cookie is super quick and easy, and really is a powerful force as far as carrying the sweetness factor.

Combining the confectioners sugar, nutmeg, eggnog and whatever color food coloring is all it takes. 

Mix the frosting first and separate into small batches if you want to present multiple color options to  your guests.  We stick with the traditional red and green for this batch, but the sky is the limit!

Separate your glaze into separate bowls for each color. We stay with classic red and green for this batch. The glaze will really elevate that egg nog flavor profile.

It is tempting to start eating these while they cool, but try to be patient. The frosting is going to be so good. Worth. The. Wait!

What About All These Bubbles...

You may come to notice a bunch of tiny bubbles all over your freshly dipped cookies. If they dont bother you you may leave them alone. No harm done. However if you want to get the smoothest frosting finish possible, we found that using a tooth pick to pop them works really well.

Pop the air bubbles in your freshly dipped glaze with a toothpick if you want a more smooth finish when they dry.

Egg Nog Sugar Cookies

Good all year round, but made famous during the Holidays is this recipe for Egg Nog infused sugar cookies. These cookies some alive with the Egg Nog glaze.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 24 cookies

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 3+ mixing bowls more bowls if you want different color frostings
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Stand Mixer optional
  • 1 toothpicks remove air bubbles from glaze
  • 1 butter knife clean edges of cookie after glazing

Ingredients
  

Cookie Batter

  • 1/2 cup soften butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp egg nog Creamiest egg nog we have found is from Costco (Kirkland brand).
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp nut meg
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Icing

  • 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 5 tbps egg nog
  • Food Coloring Food coloring of your choice.

Instructions
 

Cookies

  • Combine creamed butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl
  • Mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until fluffy
  • Add eggs and egg nog. Stir to combine
  • In a new mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and nutmeg
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix well until no dry spots are visible.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour
  • Preheat oven to 375 F
  • Roll dough out flat on a slightly powdered surface. Dough should be about 1/8 inch thick.
  • Cut out desired shapes and arrange on either a greased cookie sheet or a silicon lined sheet.
    *Leave about 2 inch between the cookies to allow them to spread a bit as the bake.
  • Bake for 10 min or until edges are slightly starting to brown
  • Let cool before glazing

Frosting (Glaze)

  • Combine confectioners sugar, nutmeg in a separate bowl
  • Slowly add the egg nog of your choosing to the mixture a tablespoon at a time and stir.
  • Continue to add the egg nog until your desired consistency is achieved
  • Split the un-colored glaze into separate containers depending on how many different colors you want to use
  • Add food coloring a couple drops at a time until desired color
  • Carefully lay the top of the cookie down into the glaze. Lift the cookie and use a butter knife to clean any edges. Use a toothpick to pop any unwanted air bubbles.
  • Let cookies sit out for the frosting to set.

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