Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies, soft and puffy, madeover for Christmas with an eggnog theme! These Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies are potent with eggnog vibes with the help of nutmeg and rum extract. Topped with a thick layer of eggnog-flavored icing, these Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies are a holiday must.
It used to really annoy me, and still occasionally does, when I find an eggnog recipe that doesn’t contain eggnog. It happens pretty frequently! If I want a recipe that is eggnog-themed, I feel it should contain actual eggnog.
These Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies don’t. I’m committing one of the things that annoys me most in a recipe. But when it comes to cookies, at least, I’m now on board that the best way to achieve eggnog flavor is with rum extract (or real rum) and nutmeg.
I’m going against my principles, and I’m sharing a recipe for Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies that doesn’t contain eggnog. I hate me a little, but I guarantee that these will still give you alllll the eggnog feels, and then some. These Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies are potent with ‘eggnog’ vibes. Try one bite, and you will 100% think: this is an eggnog recipe.
Turns out, rum and nutmeg get the job done, and no eggnog needed. At least as it pertains to these Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies. See, cookies don’t usually call for much liquid, so there’s no great way to incorporate eggnog in a cookie recipe… not enough to actually get the taste of eggnog to come through anyway.
These Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies might be the best ‘eggnog’ recipe I’ve tried in a while, and very impressive that they don’t contain any. They are Christmas in a cookie, and I’m super excited to make these again for the holidays. I actually made them sometime in September, so it’s going to be fun to churn them out again closer to Christmas.
Amish Sugar Cookies are very buttery, soft and puffy, and they truly have a ‘melt-in-your-mouth’ quality. They’re foolproof and easy, and they’re universally loved. I have a few more Christmas versions upcoming, besides these Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies.
Also, I’ve made a lot of variations in the past, so here’s all the other ones I have so far! Tis’ the season!
- Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies
- Cranberry Orange Amish Sugar Cookies
- Iced Vanilla Amish Sugar Cookies
- Cherry Almond Amish Sugar Cookies
- Pecan Praline Amish Sugar Cookies
- Iced Maple Amish Sugar Cookies
- Pumpkin Spice Latte Amish Sugar Cookies
- Iced Chai-Spiced Amish Sugar Cookies
- Thin Crispy Amish Sugar Cookies
- Iced Almond Sugar Cookies
- Iced Lemon Amish Sugar Cookies
- Toasted Coconut Amish Sugar Cookies
- Coconut Oil Amish Sugar Cookies
- Peppermint Amish Sugar Cookies
Eggnog Amish Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
For cookies:
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp. rum extract
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
For icing:
- 4 tbsp. butter melted
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp. rum extract
- 1/4 cup + 1-2 tbsp. milk or cream
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 4 - 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
For cookies:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, oil, and sugars until combined.
- Beat in eggs, vanilla, and rum extract.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and nutmeg.
- Gradually add flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until just combined after each addition. Do not overmix.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets.
- Bake at 375 for 8-11 minutes, or until edges and bottoms are lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
For icing:
- Whisk together butter, vanilla, rum extract, 1/4 cup milk, and nutmeg, until smooth.
- Stir in 4 cups powdered sugar, mixing until smooth.
- Add additional milk or powdered sugar, as needed, to achieve a thick, but spreadable consistency. It should be thicker than a glaze, and it shouldn't run off the cookie, but should be easily spreadable.
- Frost cookies, dust with additional nutmeg, if desired, and allow to set.
Notes
Why not just use eggnog in the icing instead of milk?
My personal experience with eggnog is that it makes icings and glazes very…. gooey-like, but not in a desirable way. It creates a strange consistency, in my opinion. I prefer to get all the effects of eggnog by using nutmeg and rum extract, but I have definitely seen recipes where they use eggnog. I haven’t had success with that!
Does this recipe require any salt? Or do I just use salted butter? Thank you!
I use salted butter! I have tried baking with unsalted and adding in salt, but I end up coming back to just appreciating salted butter. Thanks!
These are deLISH! They are full of eggnog flavor which I love! I did bake them a bit longer. I sprinkled them with nutmeg and gold sprinkles.
Can i exchange the veg oil for something else? Would applesauce work ?
Liquid coconut oil and olive oil work, and you could probably do 1/3 or 1/2 applesauce, but I don’t think I’d eliminate the vegetable oil completely. But substituting with another oil will be okay!