EGGNOG SPICED BUTTER COOKIES

The perfect partner to your holiday eggnog or morning coffee, these richly spiced cookies are a crowd-pleasing classic.

 Maker’s Mark bourbon food recipe - Eggnog Spiced Butter Cookies
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ABOUT THIS RECIPE


Brighten your holidays with these Eggnog Spiced Butter Cookies that let the caramel and vanilla flavors of Maker's Mark shine. As you might expect, these are great served alongside eggnog or simply with Maker's neat. Trace amounts of alcohol may exist after baking but should be almost entirely cooked off at this temperature and duration of time.

 

PREPARATION TIMES
 

  • Preparation Time:  4 hours 30 minutes - includes chilling dough

  • Cook Time:  About 10 minutes

  • Total Time:  4 hours 40 minutes

 Maker’s Mark bourbon food recipe - Eggnog Spiced Butter Cookies ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. Maker's Mark Bourbon
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses (or maple syrup)
• 1 large egg yolk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (adjust to taste)
• 1/4 tsp. cloves (adjust to taste)
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon (adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp. salt

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1 | Combine butter and sugar
 • Mix butter and sugar with mixer until fluffy.

STEP 2 | Slowly add in egg yolk, Maker's Mark and molasses

STEP 3 | Combine your dry ingredients
 • In a separate bowl, mix flour, spices and salt.

STEP 4 | Mix everything together
 • Add to butter mixture and mix until combined. The dough will be in clumps. Pack them together and chill dough for at least 4 hours (and up to 4 days) until firm.

STEP 5 | Preheat oven to 350°F

STEP 6 | Cut your dough
 • Roll out dough into 1/8-inch thickness and cut into shape of choice.

STEP 7 | Bake to perfection
 • Bake for 8–11 minutes each or until lightly golden on the edges.

STEP 8 | Transfer to racks to cool

Maker’s Mark bourbon food recipe - Eggnog Spiced Butter Cookies preparation instructions

TIPS FOR GREAT

Eggnog Spiced 
Butter Cookies

  • SMOOTH FINISH
Maker’s Mark® Kentucky Straight Bourbon

This one changed the way we think of bourbon, all because one man changed the way he thought about making it. Bill Samuels, Sr., simply wanted a whisky he would enjoy drinking. Never bitter or sharp, Maker's Mark is made with soft red winter wheat, instead of the usual rye, for a one-of-a-kind, full-flavored bourbon. To ensure consistency, we rotate every barrel by hand and age our bourbon to taste, not time. Each and every bottle of Maker's is still hand-dipped in our signature red wax at our distillery in Loretto, KY., just like Bill, Sr. would have wanted. 

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