Thursday, November 13, 2008

I'm making these tonight!

I just can't wait any longer! I must have them now!

I got this recipe from Cookie Madness.

Mrs. Fields Eggnog Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup SALTED butter, room temp (Mrs. Fields calls for this)
1/2 cup eggnog
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon nutmeg (optional)

Preheat oven to 300F.

In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter with an electric mixer. Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and beat at medium speed until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed just until combined.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets, 1″ apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg or skip this step and sprinkle on the nutmeg after you ice the cookies. Bake for 23-25 minutes or until bottoms turn light brown.

Transfer to cool, flat surface immediately with spatula.

Eggnog Icing
3 C. confectioners’ sugar
1/4 C. softened butter or margarine
1/3 C. commercial eggnog (use as much as you need)

In small mixer bowl, beat confectioners’ sugar and butter or margarine until well blended. Gradually beat in eggnog until icing is smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

7 comments:

Megan Smith said...

You and your cookie recipes! I do believe you are going to be partly to blame for my extra poundage -- now that I've read the recipe I too MUST make these! I've never even thought of egg nog in a cookie! Yummins!

Tara McLean Derricott said...

Sounds yummy.... let me know how they turn out!

DeAnne said...

mmmm, yum! i hope you become tri-city-ites soon. best of luck to james on his interview...what is he interviewing for?

Shaina said...

You guys do love your egg nog. Funny. I'm sure they are delicious.

Stacey said...

SO how are they?!?!? I have a friend who hosts a cookie party each December, and am trying to figure out what I can make that will win me the grand prize... these sound GREAT!!!

Evalynn said...

I'm making these tonight! Thanks for the recipe.

Torrie said...

I finally tried these, I'm not a huge fan of egg nog but these cookies are awesome, so good. Thanks for the recipe.