One bite of these sweet buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies, and you’ll be transported to a winter wonderland. With their dusting of white sparkling sugar snow, simple eggnog and powdered sugar icing, and warm nutmeg and cinnamon spices, these Snowy Eggnog Melt-Away Cookies are the ideal treat for the chilly holiday season.
In the Delawder household, eggnog has always been a holiday necessity. I’ve written about it before when I shared these Eggnog Fudge Brûlée Brownies and have often shared photos of my favorite eggnog glass throughout the years. That’s right, I’m so smitten with eggnog that it requires a special fancy-dancy eggnog glass for when I decide to enjoy a comfy-cozy glass of it. When I was younger, we always had Borden canned eggnog, and in my teens, it became Giant brand eggnog when we moved to Virginia and a market that didn’t require a thirty-minute drive to town actually became a thing. Now that I’m older, my eggnog of choice is light eggnog from Target because it makes me feel a little less naughty and the spices it contains aren’t completely offensive. Sadly, it also happens to sell out pretty fast around here, so whenever I first glimpse it practically shouting my name on the endcap, I grab three or four cartons to squirrel away in my fridge. When it comes to eggnog, I have no problem saying, “All mine. Oh, did you not get any? Too bad for you and no I ain’t sharing.” I’m selfish like that when it comes to eggnog. The closest I come to sharing eggnog is using a little bit to make ice cream, cornbread muffins, or cookies, and then sharing those things with others instead of scarfing them down all by myself. So, fair warning, if you come for a visit around the holidays, I may share an eggnog cookie or two with you but you’ll need to bring your own carton of eggnog if you want to have a glass of it with me. P.S. While you’re at it, you may want to bring a glass with you too, because everyone should have their very own eggnog glass.
Ingredients:
Cookies:
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Nutmeg
Icing:
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Eggnog
- White Sparkling Sugar
Directions:
Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- On medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together for 2 minutes in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the egg; mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
- Add the vanilla; mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
- In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients 1/3 at a time, mixing on low speed until just combined after each addition.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch-sized balls of dough and place them on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a flat drinking glass or with the palm of your hand.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on a baking rack before icing.
Icing:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and eggnog until smooth.
- Use a small spoon to spoon a little bit of the icing onto the middle of each cookie. Use the back of the spoon to spread the icing out into a circle.
- Sprinkle the icing on each cookie with a little bit of white sparkling sugar.
Suggestions:
- In my opinion, these cookies look best when smaller. Don’t roll the balls of cookie dough too large.
- The bottom of your glass may start sticking to the cookie dough. If this happens, I found that wiping the bottom of the glass off with a damp paper towel helped solve the problem.
- If you don’t have eggnog, you can replace it with milk, cream, or half and half. The amount needed may vary depending on which you use.
- It’s alright if a little icing drips down the side of a cookie or two, however, if the icing is dripping too much, add more powdered sugar to thicken it.
- This recipe will yield approximately 3 1/2 dozen cookies, depending on how large or small the cookie dough is rolled.
Improvements:
- Replace the sparkling sugar with a light sprinkle of ground cinnamon or freshly grated nutmeg.
- Dust the iced cookies with a little bit of cocoa powder instead of sparkling sugar.
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Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Nutmeg
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Eggnog
- White Sparkling Sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- On medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together for 2 minutes in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the egg; mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
- Add the vanilla; mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
- In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients 1/3 at a time, mixing on low speed until just combined after each addition.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch-sized balls of dough and place them on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a flat drinking glass or with the palm of your hand.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on a baking rack before icing.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and eggnog until smooth.
- Use a small spoon to spoon a little bit of the icing onto the middle of each cookie. Use the back of the spoon to spread the icing out into a circle.
- Sprinkle the icing on each cookie with a little bit of white sparkling sugar.
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