2024 Holiday Cookie Contest

Eggnog cookies

By Pat Porter | Lake Region Electric Cooperative December 2024

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup Braum’s unsalted butter, softened
2 Equally Yolked eggs, beaten with fork
2 teaspoons Griffin’s vanilla
2 teaspoons butter flavoring
4 cups Shawnee Mills all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup Braum’s eggnog

Eggnog Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons Braum’s butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon Griffin’s vanilla
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
3-5 tablespoons Braum’s eggnog

Directions

Cookies: Cream sugar and butter, add eggs and beat on medium until light and fluffy, then add vanilla and flavoring, mix again to combine. Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients to mixture alternating with eggnog, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix well after each addition. Chill at least 1 hour or overnight. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop heaping teaspoon or use small cookie dough scoop and drop onto baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.

Eggnog Cookie Frosting: Combine ingredients and beat well (Note: start with 3 tablespoons of eggnog and increase to desired consistency.) Spread or drizzle on cooled cookies.

Category: 2024 Holiday Cookie Contest