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Eggnog Meltaways

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Hello, Yellow Bliss Road readers! My name is Alicia and I blog at The Baker Upstairs. I’m so glad Kristin invited me to be part of her Hello Holidays series! I absolutely love the holidays, and my favorite part of them is all the fun baking I get to do. If you can’t tell from the name of my blog, I absolutely love baking. It’s my chosen form of stress relief, and I bake at least once a week (but usually a lot more often!). When I’m not baking, I’m working full time as a nurse, chasing after my two cute little girls, and trying to find a spare minute here and there to spend with my nursing student hubby. My family is pretty busy, especially this time of year, so I love any recipe that’s quick and easy and delicious. These Eggnog Meltaways Christmas Cookies definitely fill all of those requirements!

I love that they have that delicious eggnog flavor without being overpowering at all. They’re tender and buttery and pretty much just melt in your mouth. My kids loved that the cookies had powdered sugar on the outside and said they looked like snowman cookies. They are perfect for the holiday season and would be lovely at a cookie exchange or on a plate of treats for the neighbors! I hope you’ll try them and love them as much as my family did!

Eggnog Meltaways

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Author: Kristin

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup corn starch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup eggnog
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment or spray with cooking spray. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the rum extract, vanilla, and eggnog, and mix to combine (it's okay if it doesn't mix together perfectly at this point. Add the dry ingredients and mix to form a thick dough. Shape the dough into one inch balls and place 1-2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom. Remove and let cool 15 minutes, then roll in powdered sugar. Enjoy!

 

If you’re looking for more fun holiday treats, I would love for you to check out these fun recipes!

Double Chocolate Mint Cookies

 

Candy Cane White Chocolate Muddy Buddies

 Thanks you so much for sharing today Alicia! It was great to have you visit. If you’d like to see more from the Hello Holidays event, click HERE.

About Kristin Maxwell

Kristin Maxwell is the creator and main recipe developer, writer, and photographer of Yellow Bliss Road. A self-taught cook and self-appointed foodie, she specializes in easy, flavorful and approachable recipes for any home cook. Read more about Kristin HERE.

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  1. Marisa says

    December 17, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    My cookies would not bake all the way through. I kept letting them bake longer until they began to brown too much on the bottom, so I couldn’t keep going. The flavor is good, but the eggnog part is quite faint, so reducing the amount of eggnog to make them less “wet” I don’t think would be a good idea….any other suggestions? TIA!

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  2. Kelsey says

    December 23, 2015 at 6:13 am

    These were delicious! My cookies were a little hollow for some reason which made them a very crumbly. I wonder why that was?!

    I would make them again despite the crumble mess. Thank you for sharing!

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  3. Nicole says

    December 12, 2015 at 5:31 am

    I just tried this one last night because my boyfriend loves eggnog! My only issue was that the balls flattened slightly during baking. I wonder if refrigerating the dough for an hour or two prior to baking might correct this? They were delicious and had wonderful texture. I grated the nutmeg into the batter fresh and it really comes through. Thanks for the recipe!

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    • Alicia says

      December 13, 2015 at 8:15 pm

      I haven’t tried freezing them, but I’m guessing that because of the powdered sugar they wouldn’t freeze very well. I imagine that they would end up pretty soggy.

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