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Eggnog Cookies with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting
These melt-in-your-mouth Eggnog Cookies with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting are your favorite holiday drink in cookie form! They are so crazy soft, bursting with eggnog flavor with the most luscious frosting. They are destined to become your new favorite holiday cookie!
👥 40 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 32 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
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COOKIES
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick liner and set aside.
3
Whisk together all of the Dry ingredients in large bowl. Set aside.
4
Using a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, sugars and cream cheese until light and fluffy, ⏱️ 2-3 minutes.
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Beat in whole egg just until combined. Add egg yolks, vanilla extract and eggnog and beat just until combined.
egg1large hard cooked egg yolks (pressed through fine mesh strainer)2cup eggnog1/3-2 tablespoons eggnog1vanilla extract1 teaspoon
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With mixer on low, slowly add flour mixture and beat just until combined– don’t overmix!
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Refrigerate ⏱️ 30 minutes.
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Drop dough by the heaping tablespoon at least 3 inches apart on prepared baking sheets (you will need to use a cookie scoop as dough is very wet/sticky). Bake ⏱️ 12-15 minutes or until tops are set. Let cool for ⏱️ 3 minutes then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
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EGGNOG CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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Beat butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar with handled mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and add cream cheese, 1 piece at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
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Add vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and eggnog and beat to combine. Beat in remaining 1 cup powdered sugar. Add additional eggnog, if needed, a teaspoon at a time to reach desired consistency. Evenly spread frosting on cooled cookies. Garnish with crushed candy canes if desired.
crushed candy canes
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