Brandy Spiked Eggnog Cookies
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Serves: 36
 
These Brandy Spiked Eggnog Cookies are the perfect boozy dessert for Christmas. Nutmeg sugar cookies that are crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, with fluffy whipped Brandy Spiked Eggnog frosting,
Ingredients
For Cookies:
  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1½ Cups White Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp. Baking Powder
  • 2¾ Cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
For Frosting:
  • ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 2¾ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 5 Tbsp. Eggnog
  • 2 Tbsp. Brandy
  • Ground Nutmeg for Garnish
Instructions
For Cookies:
  1. Preheat Oven to 375°
  2. In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and egg and mix thoroughly.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
  4. Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
  5. On a cookie sheet lined with parchment or a silpat baking mat, place rounded tablespoons of dough in batches of 12.
  6. Bake for 8-11 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
For Frosting:
  1. In a large bowl, mix together butter and other ingredients alternating between cups of powdered sugar and tablespoons of wet ingredients. Frosting should have a fluffy, but not runny texture.
  2. To reach desired consistency, if the frosting is too dry, add more eggnog by the tsp. until desired consistency is reached. If frosting is too wet, add powdered sugar one Tbsp. at a time until desired consistency is reached. You can also add more brandy if you want the frosting more boozy, but remember you will need to balance out the wet ingredients with more powdered sugar.
  3. When cookies have cooled completely, spread frosting on top with a butter knife and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Recipe by The Pescetarian and the Pig at https://www.thepescetarianandthepig.com/2016/12/04/brandy-spiked-eggnog-cookies/