Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies

 Today I am joining up with the ladies for a delicious Christmas Treats Blog Hop.  I wanted to create a new recipe and have some fun in the kitchen.  

Beverly | Across the Blvd
Gail | Purple Hues and Me
Joanne | Slices of Life
Terri | Christmas Tree Lane
Julie | Sum of Their Stories

While I have never developed a taste for eggnog, I do enjoy baking with it.  In the past I've made eggnog cupcakes with cinnamon frosting & mini eggnog cheesecakes with cranberries. This year I thought it would be fun to make some cookies.

I've always loved snickerdoodles but have never made them before and thought I could easily combine the two flavors for a delicious cookie loaded with cinnamon sugar goodness and delicious eggnog flavor.  

They were pretty simple to make too!

Ingredients: (makes approx. 3 dozen cookies)

For the cookies:

3/4 cup butter; softened

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract (you could use rum extract too!)

1/2 cup eggnog

2 1/2 cups all- purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cinnamon/ sugar mixture:

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground clove

In my stand mixer, I combined the softened butter with both sugars until light fluffy.  I then added in the eggs, extract and eggnog.  

Once everything was well combined I added in the flour, baking powder, and salt.  

I scraped down the sides of the bowl making sure everything was mixed together well and then set my cookie dough in the fridge for 45 minutes to cool.  Preheat your oven after 30 minutes to 350 degrees.

Meanwhile I mixed together my cinnamon sugar mixture in a small bowl.  Adding in some nutmeg and clove for a more traditional eggnog taste.  

After the dough was chilled I used my cookie scoop to scoop out round balls of dough which I then rolled in the cinnamon mixture.

I put them on a cookie sheet-- now I HIGHLY recommend you use parchment paper for baking your cookies. I was all out and had a bit of a problem with my cooled cookies sticking to my tray since the cinnamon sugar mixture melts onto the pan a bit.  I know I would have had zero problems if I had lined my pan first!  

Once I had all 12 cookies I used my palm to flatten then before baking at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. 

Once baked I let them cool on the tray for at least 5 minutes before transferring them over to a wire rack.

Once cooled they quickly disappeared!  They were delicious. 

I hope you'll stop by and see what all my co-hosts are sharing today too!

Gail-- Cheesecake and Strawberry Santa Hats

Julie-- No Fuss Coconut Ice

Beverly-- Mini Cherry Cheesecake Cookie Cups

Terry-- Easy Rollout Gingerbread Cookies

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