Eggnog Snickerdoodles - Recipe Diaries (2024)

Soft and chewy snickerdoodle cookies flavored with eggnog to get into the Holiday Spirt! These snickerdoodles are rolled in cinnamon and sugar.

I made two cookies this weekend. These Eggnog Snickerdoodles and a brownie cookie with mint frosting. These Eggnog Snickerdoodles were my favorite out of the two that I made.

Tis the season to buy some eggnog and usually you can find Eggnog right before the Holidays start. Right after Thanksgiving is usually when I get my first craving for it. One treat that I am dying to make with eggnog this year is eggnog fudge and these eggnog cookies are always a hit. I can NEVER get fudge right. Never trust those recipes where it says to boil the fudge mixture for 3 or 4 minutes. Just kidding. 🙂 That never works. It's best just to use a candy thermometer when making fudge. Gotta get some marshmallow creme.

Want some more great eggnog recipes? Try these Eggnog Peppermint Punch,Eggnog Cookies , Eggnog Donuts, Eggnog French Toast Casserole, or why not simply just try making some of your very own eggnog?

What Ingredients do I need?

In this section, you can find substitutes or suggestions for certain check here

• Softened Butter- The best butter to use for baking is unsalted butter so you can control the amount of salt that goes into the recipe.
• Sugar, divided - regular granulated sugar - I do not use sugar substitutes in any of my recipes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so
• Large Eggs - when baking always use room temperature eggs
• Flour- Most baking recipes will require some type of flour. In order to get the right amount level off the flour with a spoon.
• Vanilla Extract - as Ina Garten always says use a good pure vanilla extract. No imitation vanilla please! Vanilla extract is made by combing vodka and fresh vanilla beans into a glass jar. This has to sit for a couple of days for the vodka to smart smell like vanilla beans.
• Eggnog- can be found around the Holiday season
• Baking Soda- to help the cookies rise
• Ground Nutmeg- is a seed or ground spice of several species of the genus Myristica. It is rich in antioxidants and helps protect against signs of aging.

How to make Eggnog Snickerdoodles

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. In a small bowl, mix milk and creamer. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition.
2. In a small bowl, mix nutmeg and remaining sugar. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in nutmeg mixture. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass.
3. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
4. For icing, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough creamer to reach desired consistency. Pipe snowflake designs on cookies as desired. Yield: 7-½ dozen.

Baking Equipment

These are common baking tools every baker should have during the Holidays.

Rectangle Steel Sheet Pan - No matter what you're making, the durable non-stick and scratch-resistant coating on our cake pans allows your food to slide or pop out easily, making cleanup almost effortless. Non-stick bakeware sets are a must-have for busy cooks

Glass Mixing Bowls - This set includes different sized glass bowls for all your baking and mixing needs.

Cooling Racks - For those who love to bake but have limited space, this three-tiered Wilton cooling rack just solved that problem; cool batches of cookies, cake layers or countless finger foods all at once without sacrificing counter space

Best Baking Tips

• Room temperature butter is key, let it sit out on the counter for a couple of hours before baking.
• Read the recipe over a few times before baking or look up videos to see how it’s done properly.
• Get an Oven Thermometer - Not every oven is the same. Keep an oven thermometer inside to make sure the oven is at the proper temperature. Wondering why your cookies or baked goods didn’t get done? This might be the reason why.
• Don’t peek at whatever is baking in the oven! This lets out warm air.
• Always combine the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl and the dry ingredients in another bowl. Slowly incorporate them together.
• Have any more baking tips? Let me know in the comments below.

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