Eggnog cookies
25 min
I love the flavour of eggnog at Christmas, and was looking for a way to incorporate that into a biscuit. This was the result!
3 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 1 egg
- 175g chilled butter
- 1 teaspoon brandy
- 1 teaspoon rum
- 150g plain flour
- 125g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:25min
- Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas 6.
- Beat the egg, butter and alcohol together well.
- Gradually add in the flour, 100g of the caster sugar, cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda, until well mixed. In a separate bowl, mix the 25g sugar and spices.
- Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into approx 2.5cm balls. Roll the balls in the sugar and spice mixture. Place these on a grease proof liner or cookie tray, about 2.5cm apart.
- Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
