Delicious and easy EGGNOG COOKIES are perfect for the holidays. This great Christmas cookie recipe is ideal for taking to cookie exchanges or holiday parties.
If you love snickerdoodles and you love eggnog, wait until you try these incredible eggnog cookies! Packed full off eggnog flavor, but with the delicious simplicity of snickerdoodles, these eggnog cookies need to make their way onto your holiday baking list!
Eggnog Cookie Recipe
When the eggnog starts hitting store shelves that’s my cue to start my holiday baking and Christmas cookie making. Bring on the holiday cookies!
Eggnog in our refrigerator last week. Thanks to my friends at Shamrock Farms for sponsoring this post.
My family has a love of snickerdoodles.
After the big hit my pumpkin snickerdoodles were, I decided we needed to make egg nog snickerdoodles as well.
These egg nog cookies bring together everything I love about snickerdoodles and eggnog, all in one soft, chewy cookie.
They have an optional eggnog glaze and are delicious either way you make them.
As an AZ girl, Shamrock Farms dairy products have always been my go-to choice. Shamrock Farms is the richest, thickest, noggiest eggnog around, with the creamiest, premium taste and a custom blend of spices. It’s a staple item in our fridge the entire holiday season. Made with pure, fresh ingredients and is made straight from the farm as fresh as can be. I love that it’s available in both regular and low-fat varieties.
Christmas Cookies
For this eggnog cookie recipe I use eggnog both in the cookie dough and in the glaze. These cookies truly have the perfect amount of eggnog flavor.
As I mentioned the eggnog glaze on top is optional. Make them both ways and you have egg nog cookies that can do double duty on those Christmas cookie platters.
Eggnog Cookies
Eggnog Cookies
Equipment
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg may use 2 tsp for stronger eggnog flavor
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar light or dark
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup Shamrock Farms Eggnog
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or rum extract if desired
Topping
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Shamrock Farms Eggnog
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- For the dough: In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and cream of tartar. Set aside. *MAKE SURE YOU GENTLY SPOON YOUR FLOUR INTO YOUR MEASURING CUP, VS SCOOPING THE FLOUR. SCOOPING CAN RESULT IN TOO MUCH FLOUR.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs, eggnog and vanilla or rum extract. Mix well.
- Stir in the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined.
- Cover bowl (or remove dough from bowl and wrap in plastic wrap) and chill for 1+ hours.
- When ready to bake, Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Form the dough into 1 inch balls. Mix nutmeg and sugar in a small bowl and roll each ball of dough through the sugar mixture to coat one side.
- Place on a greased baking sheet or a cookie sheet covered with wax paper or silicone baking mat.
- Bake 8-9 minutes. Do not overbake. Allow to cool on baking sheet for at least ten minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
For Glaze
- Combine powdered sugar, eggnog and nutmeg. Stir well to combine. Drizzle over cookies and allow to set up. Glaze stays slightly soft so best not to stack cookies if glazed.
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Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Check out all of the recipes for Christmas Cookies here on Love From The Oven!
More Eggnog Recipes
If you love eggnog recipes, I’ve got more for you to try! Here are four of my favorites: Eggnog Cake, Eggnog Crumb Cake, Eggnog Pie, and Eggnog Pancakes.
My friends also have some amazing eggnog recipes for you as well!
Lisa at Wine & Glue has an amazing Eggnog Dip that you’ll want to dip everything in.
Holly over at Spend With Pennies has a Spiked Eggnog Latte for you. You are right, it does sound amazing.
Deborah at Taste & Tell has an Eggnog Croissant Bread Pudding With Caramel Eggnog Syrup you need in your life. I dream about it at night.
My sweet friend Rebecca from Foodie With Family has 5 Minute Eggnog Ice Cream for you. Five minutes people, make it happen!
Finally my friend Lynne from 365 Days Of Baking has some Eggnog French Toast that is pretty much a perfect holiday breakfast. I told you we had you covered for eggnog recipes!
On the chance you’ve hit your eggnog quota, I’ve got more holiday cookies for you! Try my Hot Chocolate Cookies!
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Amy says
WILL THE ICING HARDEN ENOUGH TO BE STACKED? I AM PLANNING TO MAKE THESE TO PACKAGE UP AS GIFTS FOR SOME FRIENDS.
Christi Johnstone says
Amy, this icing does not harden completely.
Becky says
I put mine in the fridge, iced on a cookie tray and covered in Saran Wrap. The icing hardened, but the cookie is soft as can be. I highly recommend refrigeration if you iced them and want it to set up. Delicious! I will be trying the pumpkin ones too. Plus, they look really festive with the red and green candies!
Theresa12 says
Just made these for Christmas & they came out wonderful! Plus you get a lot of cookies which I like. They make a perfect addition to my my regular list of Christmas cookies! Thanks for this recipe!
Alyssa says
I just made these cookies… TO DIE FOR!! My Step-mom is a cookie fanatic and VERY specific about her cookie likes. She said these were her new favorite, and that is quite a compliment!! My whole family loves these, I now will make them frequently.
Linda McCabe says
Made these today for a Church event and they are amazing. I love eggnog and my husband loves snickerdoodle cookies. Thanks for sharing this recipe…YUM
Christi Johnstone says
So glad you enjoyed them, Linda!
Crystal says
Can I freeze these? I’m wanting to bake for Xmas and not sure if if I should bake them and freeze the cookies or is it better to freeze the cookie dough and make it closer to Xmas?
Christi Johnstone says
Either way. For ease I’d probably bake them, then freeze, that way all you have to do is pull them out of the freezer closer to Christmas.
Nicole says
Just made these! They were *very* good!
For my oven, it was almost exactly 10 minutes, and I waited for the cookies to just about get wrinkly in the middle and took them out. I was concerned for the cookies not flattening out especially since I had just opened fresh baking soda and baking powder, so after I rolled them into a ball I patted them down a little bit and they came out perfect.
Christina says
Very nice looking cookie very flavorful got to have every christmas now yummy thank u for sharing this recipe & they r great without the frosting
Annette says
What kind of flour are you using? Could this be the problem with some cookies not spreading like they should? I haven’t tried them yet, but just wondering if this could cause the differences. Seems like I see different types of flour to use from one recipe to another.
Clarice says
Can you freeze the cookies once baked? If so, how long will they keep?
Christi says
Hi Clarice, I’m afraid I haven’t tried freezing these eggnog cookies so I can’t speak as to how long they would keep.
Kelsey says
Thank you so much for this recipe! It turned out really well and I love the result.
Christi says
You are so welcome Kelsey, I’m so glad you like them! Merry Christmas!