Frosted Eggnog Cookies – soft eggnog cookies with eggnog frosting! Perfect for holiday cookie tins! 

Hi guys!

I hope you’re having a fantastic week! We really don’t have much going on this week which is nice after a months of soccer and football every night.

Oh! I did make my first holiday cookie tin of the year yesterday!

My next door neighbor from when we lived on post did me a huge favor so I repaid her with treats.

I put these frosted eggnog cookies in it plus my favorite white chocolate orange cookies, white chocolate peppermint fudge, and a fudge that I’ll be sharing the recipe for next week.

I am clearly having a thing with white chocolate this year.

How To Make Frosted Eggnog Cookies!

Okay, so these cookies!

First, you like eggnog right?

I love eggnog. It’s probaby the only real dairy drink I have all year long. Last year I made the mistake of buying a pecan milk version and no.

Nope. Never again.

It just doesn’t work.

But yeah, these cookies have eggnog in the actual cookie dough AND the frosting. And they both have rum extract so they taste like the real eggnog.

You know those Lofthouse Cookies in the grocery store bakery? The ones with the bright pink frosting?

These frosted eggnog cookies have that texture. They’re super soft and tender and almost try to fall apart when you take a bite. And that is my favorite kind of cookies.

The frosting is a basic butter and powdered sugar frosting but with eggnog to thin in out. And it does harden enough so you can stack the cookies which is super important for cookie tin season.

More Christmas Cookies Recipes

• Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies
• Iced Orange Cookies
•  Soft Gingerbread Cookies
• Chocolate Chocolate Mint Cookies
• Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Yield: 36 cookies

Frosted Eggnog Cookies

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Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp eggnog
• 1/2 tsp rum extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the frosting:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 1/4 powdered sugar
• 3/4 tsp rum extract
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• dash nutmeg, plus more for topping
• 1 - 2 tbsp eggnog

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, followed by eggnog and rum extract. Add flour and salt and beat until just combined. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. 
2. Preheat oven to 325F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 
3. Take tablespoons of spoon and shape into balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. 
4. Bake until bottoms are golden brown, 12 - 15 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Cool completely before frosting. 
5. To make the frosting, beat butter, powdered sugar, rum extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg until combined. Add enough eggnog to reach desired consistency. Spread on top of cooled cookies and sprinkle with extra nutmeg. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 177 Total Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 46mg Sodium: 37mg Carbohydrates: 21g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 12g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2g