These are everything you love about Eggnog…in cookie form!
My son is the biggest fan of eggnog. He could drink a glass everyday if we had it in the house. I love it too-but I don’t think anyone could love it as much as he does. I figured I would help him really stretch out his enjoyment of eggnog by making a delicious cookie bar for him to eat all season long. These cookies are cut into bars and drizzled with a delicious nutmeg speckled icing that really brings the cookie to its full eggnog potential. I mean, if you are not going to go all out, why bother at all? Am I right?
These chewy, slightly fudgy (no chocolate but honestly it is the word that really describes these!) eggnog bars will satisfy that eggnog craving all season long. Enjoy with … well, what else? A cold glass of eggnog of course!
- Cookie Bars:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ⅓ + 1 tbsp eggnog
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Eggnog Icing
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 tbsp dark rum
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ cup eggnog
- 3½ cups powdered sugar, sifted to prevent lumps
- Nutmeg for light sprinkling, if desired
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray.
- Beat the butter and sugars until creamy.
- Add the egg, eggnog, and dark rum and continue to beat on low
- Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- Slowly add it to the butter mixture until everything just mixed.
- Pour it into prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Do not over bake the bars.
- Let cool completely before icing
- To make icing, beat the butter until creamy.
- Add the dark rum, nutmeg and eggnog and beat again.
- Slowly add the sifted powdered sugar until everything is creamy.
- Spread over the cooled bars.
- Sprinkle very lightly with nutmeg if desired
- Once frosting slightly stiffens, cut into size of your choice and serve.
- Store in a sealed container for up to one week.
- Bars may stay longer in the refrigerator and may be frozen as well. Thaw before enjoying.
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