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My picky 5 year old is obsessed with eggnog. Everytime we go to the store he has to buy eggnog. What is up with that? I had all of the ingredients on hand to make these and they were easy to whip up a batch. I love how these cookies meltaway in your mouth and have a subtle eggnog taste. They were delicious!
*After Reading several comments that they didn’t taste enough like eggnog I adjusted the recipe and ingredients. I made them and they turned out great. 12/20/2015
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Eggnog Meltaways
I love how these cookies meltaway in your mouth and have a subtle eggnog taste. They were delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ teaspoon rum extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup eggnog
- 1 cup powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the rum extract, vanilla, and eggnog, and mix to combine. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix until a thick dough forms.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 1-2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake the meltaways for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom. Remove and let cool for 15 minutes, then roll in powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 94mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 242IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Just finished up making them and unfortunately they have a play-dough consistency in the middle, even though I popped them back in the oven for about 10 extra minutes. The recipe looked promising though- just wish they had been a little more “crumbly” in the middle and less goopy!
Mine was so soft they crumbled to pick them up and they taste bitter. I do not like this recipe
I was surprised about the amount of cornstarch in these, too. Also, the fact that there isn’t much sugar and absolutely no vanilla. I have the ingredients out and am just about to make these. Comments to follow. AJ
Is it salted or unsalted butter?
How about mixing the eggnog with a little maple bourbon and don’t change the measurements. If you mix too much…CHEERS!
How much eggnog?
Would these store ok or would you freeze them, I am thinking not to freeze ? They sound so good !!
These are wonderful. I did grate some fresh nutmeg into them, just like I would sprinkle it into a glass of eggnog. I might even experiment with adding a bit of brandy next time. These could definitely become apart of my annual Christmas cookie assortment. Thanks for sharing..
These look Fantastic and I bet they taste as good as they look.
Do you really mean 1/2 cup cornstarch????
Yes. This gives the cookie the ‘melt away’ taste. 🙂
No, these don’t have a melt away taste they taste like flour dipped in powdered sugar. I would use less flour and/or cornstarch
These look soooooo good! Have a question however. I am from south Georgia and my great-grandmother made her “special” eggnog (just has a little of bourbon in it). Can this be substituted for the store bought eggnog?
Please make your recipes printable.
They are on the current ones since I switched over to wordpress. Just haven’t been able to go back to all of them and update it with the print button.
Thank you for trying to make them printable. I have a file on my computer that has all of my recipes. I have had to ignore some awesome sounds recipes due to not being able to print them onto my computer. Fix this one soon please.
I just want too say I love,love,love eggnog so these will defently be on my Christmas tray’s. I hope people will like them as much as i’m going too…………Thanks for an awsome recipe………..
Right now I am patting myself on the back for buying the extra carton of eggnog…these are so being made this week!!! They sound awesome!!!!
So yummy!!
Have a great holiday…. 🙂
These sound wonderful. They would make a great Christmas cookie.
Look yummy! Saw you over at Six Sisters!