![]() Hey everyone! This might be an early blog post since its only September, but I am so ready for the holiday season. I can only bake this a certain time of the year and it is almost here! I just love eggnog - especially Starbucks eggnog latte- and this just compliments it so well. Here is the recipe! Also shout out to Cooking Classy; this recipe is influenced by her recipe. I use to do it by her website, but being my own baker, I tweaked it for my taste preference. Here is her recipe. RECIPE: Eggnog Cookies Method: Creaming Method Serving: 20 to 25 cookies Ingredients Cookies 3/4 cup of unsalted butter (if you have salted, omit the salt in this recipe) 1/2 cup of white sugar 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, can use dark if you want 2 large egg yolks 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground nutmeg 3/4 tsp of ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp of rum extract 1/2 cup of eggnog Frosting 1/2 cup of unsalted butter 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup of eggnog 1 tsp of rum extract 3 cups of powdered sugar Directions Preheat your oven to 350 F. If using your kitchen aid, add the butter, which should be at room temp, to your mixing bowl. With the paddle attachment, cream your butter until smooth. Add the white sugar and packed brown sugar to the butter. Cream for 6 to 10 minutes on moderate speed until the mixtures becomes pale in color and creamy.While the butter mixture is going, in a regular mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Whisk until its combined.After the butter mixture is complete, add one egg yolk at a time. After the second egg yolk, beat for another 3 to 5 minutes until the mixture is completely smooth. In another separate mixing bowl or even a cup, combine your liquid ingredients-the vanilla, rum and eggnog. In the butter mixture, alternatively add the dry ingredients and wet ingredients. It should start and end with the dry ingredient (1/4 dry, 1/3 wet, 1/4 dry, etc.) After the last dry ingredient, mix until everything is combined. Scrape the sides and make sure everything is mixed. On a baking sheet with parchment paper, scoop out your cookie dough into any shape you want. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. While baking make the frosting. Add the butter to your mixing bowl. Cream the butter until its smooth; add the salt, eggnog, rum and the powder sugar to the butter. Mix until its smooth. Side note: add the powder sugar one cup at a time. If you add it all at once, the powder sugar will go everywhere. Any baker will tell you that it has happen to them several times. Take out the cookies and cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Top the cookies with frosting and sprinkle nutmeg and cinnamon on top. Enjoy! XLisa
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