This eggnog Christmas cookies recipe is a definite must make this year, and I’m sharing my list of 15 Christmas cookies to bake this year! I made these cookies for my annual cookie and cocktail exchange and while I was making them did a poll on my Instagram stories asking if people wanted to see the recipe: 93% said yes!
So today, I’m sharing the recipe for eggnog cookies, which seriously taste like eggnog, but it cookie form!
The thing is, I’m not even that big a fan of eggnog the drink, but I could not stop eating the cookies. They just taste “holiday-y” and “Christmasy” … and it’s not just the rum extract, swear lol!
Every year, we have a cookie and cocktail exchange – there are prizes for the cookies and cocktails, and I love how everyone gets in to it.
The prizes are pretty awesome – a Starbucks gift card, a cookie cutter and a cup or mug:
I absolutely love making new cookies each year, and seeing what other people make. Here is a list/roundup of 15 Christmas cookies for you to make this year:
- Big Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies
- Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
- Coca-Cola Brownie Crinkle Cookies
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 5 Ingredient Toasted Pecan Snowball Cookies
- Sugar Cut Out Cookies
- Graham Cracker Houses and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Graham Cracker Cookies
- Cranberry Bliss Cookies
- 5 Ingredient Chocolate Coconut Slice and Bake Cookies
- Sea Salt Turtle Cups
- S’Mores Cookie Cups
- Rolled Oats Dark and Stormy Oatmeal Cream Pies
- Cookies in a Jar for Santa
- Raspberry Filled Vanilla Cookies
Besides these eggnog Christmas cookies which you absolutely have to make, I would love to know – what Christmas cookie recipes do you make?
Eggnog Christmas Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- For the cookies:
- 2 cups butter softened (4 sticks)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons rum extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For the frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons rum extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 4-5 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons colored sugar for topping - optional (I used this gold sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a mixing bowl with a stand or hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Beat in eggs and extracts.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, nutmeg and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Scoop dough into balls using a cookie scoop (or with your hands and form into 1 1/2 tablespoon size balls). Place cookie dough balls on lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart (12 per baking sheet). Bake for 10-12 minutes, until outside edges begin to turn light brown. Remove from oven.
- Cool on wire racks.
- For the frosting. In a large bowl cream together the butter and extracts; add powdered sugar and milk, alternatively, until a desired consistency.
- Frost cookies with rum frosting, then sprinkle with colored sugar.
Colleen Lafountaine says
Hi! I’m new to baking and love the sound of this. iChat do you think would happen if I sub almond ext instead of Rum
I know it won’t be eggnog but would it be bad? Also could I maybe add cinnamon since not using rum or would that be bad?
I’m about to cook these not sure if you’ll see this
Thank you!!
Sweetphi says
What a great question! I think that would make a wonderful substitution. The Almond extract is super powerful though, so I’d suggest using 1 teaspoon of Almond extract.
Barb says
does this seem like too much butter? Although I refrigerated the dough the cookies were totally flat and run together..very greasy when I pulled them off the silpat. 4 sticks butter to 2 c flour just can’t be right.
Sweetphi says
Oh my goodness Barb, I truly have to apologize to you, you are absolutely correct. At first thought I was thinking to myself “there’s no way that’s too much butter, I’ve made these cookies dozens of times, and it’s a recipe from my friends’ grandmother” but then I looked and I had inadvertently written 2 cups, not 4 cups for the flour. I am SO SORRY! I changed it immediately. I am going to write you an email as well as I’d like to send you a little thank you gift for catching that!
Danny E Rose says
Mine are also flat and run together. Should there be baking powder is something in them?
Sweetphi says
I’m trying to think what could have gone wrong here, I’ve made these cookies a few times and they’ve never run together. That’s so odd, these cookies have 4 cups of flour in them so they shouldn’t be runny. Did you use extra large eggs or extra butter or make any other modifications to them? There is no baking powder in the recipe I make…so sorry they didn’t turn out for you.
Danny says
The last batch came out pretty well. Looks like the dough needs to come to room temperature.
Jessica says
These look so great! Thanks for sharing the other recipes too! I’ll be checking them out when it’s time for holiday baking!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much! So glad you’ll be back to view the list 🙂
Sues says
I’m all about eggnog in everything at this time of year!! These are so adorable and I bet they’re so delicious!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much girl, these are definitely super delish 🙂