Best Holiday Eggnog Cookies Recipes

HOLIDAY EGGNOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar for cookies in a large bowl. Add egg and beat well. Mix in eggnog and brandy flavoring until smooth.
• Combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in another bowl. Add to the eggnog mixture in 2 additions, mixing well after each addition until no dry flour remains.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are just golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheets for 5 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Beat 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 5 teaspoons eggnog, butter, and nutmeg for icing in a small bowl until thick and barely pourable. Add more powdered sugar or eggnog if necessary.
• Drizzle icing over cooled cookies and decorate with candy sprinkles.

HOLIDAY EGGNOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Mix well with a whisk; set aside for now.
• Cream the sugar and butter until the mixture forms like a grainy paste.
• Add in the eggnog, vanilla extract and egg yolks.
• Beat on medium speed until smooth.
• Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed until combined, but do not over mix.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Lightly sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake 23-25 minutes or until bottoms are light brown.
• Let cool completely.

GLAZED EGGNOG MADELEINES FROM HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:.
• 12-mold standard-size madeleine pan, 1-tablespoon cookie scoop (optional), wooden skewer or similar tool.
• To make the madeleines:.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and cloves into a bowl, then whisk in the salt and nutmeg. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the eggs, yolks, and granulated sugar and whisk on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, until pale and airy. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand, add the flour mixture, and, using a rubber spatula, fold in gently. Add the bourbon, cream, and 1⁄2 cup of the melted butter and continue to fold gently until the ingredients are incorporated. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush the madeleine molds with 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter, then place the pan in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F Remove the pan from the freezer. Using the scoop or two tablespoons, scoop a rounded tablespoon of batter into each prepared mold. Then, using the wooden skewer, spread the batter gently to evenly.
• fill the mold. Bake the madeleines for about 12 minutes, until lightly golden brown and a slightly raised bump forms in the center of each one.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Using a fork, gently loosen each madeleine from its mold, then tip the pan to turn the madeleines onto the rack, scalloped side up, and let cool completely.
• Wash and dry the pan, brush the molds with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and place the pan in the freezer for 10 minutes. Fill the molds with the remaining batter, then bake and cool the same way.
• To make the glaze:.
• In a bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk, and nutmeg to the thickness of heavy cream. One by one, dip each madeleine into the glaze at an angle, covering about 1 inch. Place them back on the cooling rack until ready to serve.
• Recipe courtesy of Holiday Cookies by Elisabet der Nederlanden.
• Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Cookies-Showstopping-Recipes-Sweeten/dp/0399580255/.