Description
Deliciously soft and chewy cookies infused with cozy eggnog flavor, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup full-fat eggnog
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg (or ground nutmeg)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Optional glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons eggnog, pinch of nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Mix in the egg yolk, eggnog, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- Gradually combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes to prevent spreading.
- Using a cookie scoop, place mounds of dough on a baking tray.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden and the centers look slightly underdone.
- Let cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- If desired, drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies.
Notes
For the best results, use room temperature butter and fresh nutmeg. Cookies can also be frozen as dough balls or baked.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg