Egg nog is a traditional holiday drink enjoyed by many during the winter months. Its creamy and rich flavor, made with milk, cream, sugar, and spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, is a delicious treat that can be enjoyed on its own or used to flavor a variety of dishes. One such recipe that puts a twist on the classic egg nog flavor is these Eggnog Cookies with cream cheese frosting.
These cookies are soft and chewy, with a delicate crumb and a deliciously creamy egg nog flavor. They are perfect for the holiday season and make a great addition to any cookie tray.
If holiday cookies aren’t your thing, don’t worry I have these Reindeer Bark, Muddy Buddy Truffles, and Christmas Crack Bars for you to try.
Why You’ll Love these Eggnog Cookies
- They are great for cookie exchanges.
- It is the perfect combo of nutmeg, cinnamon, eggnog, and rum
- This is an easy recipe you can whip together!
- There is no chill time for them!
Eggnog Cookie Ingredients:
- Eggs: eggs add color, structure, and leavening to your cookies
- Granulated sugar: helps with the crisp but tender outside of this cakey cookie
- Light brown sugar: don’t forget to pack down the dark brown sugar so you get the correct sweetness for your cookie.
- Unsalted butter cold, cubed: when you use cold butter it will create a fluffier sugar & butter mixture, and will keep the cookies from spreading too much.
- Eggnog: use full fat eggnog to keep your cookies from spreading.
- Vanilla extract: Vanilla extract provides depth for the eggnog cookies.
- Rum extract: This provides such a rich flavor.
- Ground nutmeg: nutmeg gives you that true eggnog flavor, so do not skimp out on this one.
- Ground cinnamon: this is the perfect warm spice that pairs with nutmeg
- Baking soda: helps the cookies rise.
- Baking powder: an important ingredient for leavening.
- Salt: This enhances the flavor of your cookie
- Cake flour: This provides the cake like texture of these cookies. If you do not have, you can use all purpose flour.
- All purpose flour: always measure the flour correctly
Tips & Tricks
- The cream cheese frosting needs to be refrigerated. After frosting your cookies, place then securely in your fridge or leave them out for up to 2 hours.
- Store the eggnog cookies with cream cheese frosting in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. If you want to freeze them, freeze the baked cookies without the frosting. They can stay fresh in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. When it is time to eat, let them thaw in the fridge overnight.
Eggnog cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for the holiday season. They are easy to make and are sure to be a hit with friends and family. So why not give them a try this holiday season and see for yourself just how delicious they are? Happy baking!
More Holiday Recipes:
- Peppermint Brownies
- Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms
- Muddy Buddy Truffles
- Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Blossoms
Hungry for more? If you make these Peppermint Brownies, I would really appreciate a comment and rating down below, under the recipe card. Don’t forget to take a picture and tag me over on Instagram, Tik Tok, or Pinterest. For more ideas, check out my Holiday Recipes page.
Eggnog Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter cold, cubed
- 1/2 cup full fat eggnog
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp rum extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup cake flour
- 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp full fat eggnog
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- pinch cinnamon & nutmeg
Instructions
- To start, preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until well combined. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and rum extract (if using) and mix until well combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Finally, add in the egg nog and mix until the dough comes together.
- Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until they are lightly golden around the edges.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the eggnog cream cheese frosting. Using a mixer, beat the softened cream cheese and butter on medium speed until it's creamy. Add in the eggnog, rum extract and a pinch of cinnamon nutmeg, and salt. Then add in the powdered sugar. Adjust as needed, adding more powdered sugar is the buttercream is too thin or more eggnog if it is too thick.
- Spread on your cookie and enjoy!
I may legit make these this weekend with my homemade eggnog. Do you think I can use GF flour and they turn out ok? I’m baking illiterate so I have no idea what the difference between regular cake flour and AP flour are LOL
OH yay I hope you do!! I haven’t tested with GF flour but there are some brands like King Arthur and Cup4Cup that say they substitution 1:1 ! Hope this helps!