Egg Nog Sugar Cookies

These cookies kinda happened by accident.  Now, I am sure there are other egg nog sugar cookie recipes out there.  But apparently I live under a rock and had never had them before, never made them, and never even heard of them.  So, of course, I felt like a total genius when they turned out addictively delicious.

EGG NOG SUGAR COOKIES

     

Ingredients:

- 2 cups sugar

- 1 tsp salt

- 4 tsp vanilla extract (1 Tbs+1 tsp)

- 1/2 cup butter

- 1/2 cup egg nog

- 1/2 cup milk

- 4 eggs

- 2 tsp baking powder

- 7 cups flour

Directions:

1)  Mix together the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, milk, eggs, and baking powder.  When the mixture is smooth and consistent, add the flour a cup at a time.  If you need to add more flour, do so. 

2)  When the dough is no longer sticky, pull it out of the bowl and roll into 3/4” balls and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

3)  Preheat the oven to 350F and bake for approximately 12 minutes or until cookies are a light golden brown.  Cool on cooling racks.

4)  Decorate anyway you like, although, I like them plain as well.  I drizzled a few with a sugar glaze and sprinkled them with white sugar crystals, but they really are amazingly tasty straight off the pan.

Yields approximately 50 cookies

These cookies freeze amazingly.  I roll them out into balls and then flash freeze them on a tray for an hour or two.  Then, transfer them to a zip top baggie and store in the freezer.  When you’re ready to bake them, pull a few out and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.  Bake at 375F for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.

Krista