Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting Recipe (2024)

Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting is a delicious and chewy gingerbread cookie recipe is the best Christmas cookies recipe for this holiday season since it is filled with wonderful warm spices in the cookie dough.

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Ingredients used to make Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting:

Cookies

• Shortening butter flavor
• Water
• Sugar
• Brown sugar
• Eggs
• Molasses
• Vanilla
• All purpose flour
• Ginger
• Baking soda
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Salt

Frosting

• Shortening
• Egg nog
• Vanilla
• Powdered sugar

How to make Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, water and sugars with an electric mixer or hand mixer on medium speed.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one and scraping down the sides of the bowl.
4. Add molasses and vanilla.
5. In a separate large bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
6. Add the flour mixture (dry ingredients) to wet ingredients mixture and stir until combined.
7. Roll dough into 1-inch balls or use acookie scoopand place on ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are set up; let cool completely on a wire rack.
9. To make the frosting, beat shortening in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
10. Beat in eggnog, vanilla extract and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
11. Spread on cooled room temperature cookies and serve.

How to store these chewy cookies:

In order for these cookies to have the perfect texture, you are going to want to store them in an airtight container for 4-5 days preferably with the bottoms to the cookies pushed together to form almost like a cookie sandwich.

Another one of my best tips is to add in a slice of bread to keep the moisture of the cookies for even longer!

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Serves: 42

Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting Recipe

5 from 1 vote

A ginger cookie with eggnog frosting and it made the ultimate holiday treat!

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients

Cookies

• 1 ½ cups shortening butter flavor
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 4 ½ cups flour
• 1 Tablespoon ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon cloves
• ½ teaspoon salt

Frosting

• 1 cup shortening
• 5 Tablespoons egg nog
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

• In a large bowl, cream together shortening, water and sugars.

• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.

• Add molasses and vanilla.

• In a separate bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

• Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until combined.

• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.

• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are set up; let cool completely.

• To make the frosting, beat shortening in a large bowl until light and fluffy.

• Beat in eggnog, vanilla extract and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.

• Spread on cooled cookies and serve.

Notes

In order for these cookies to have the perfect texture, you are going to want to store them in an airtight container for 4-5 days preferably with the bottoms to the cookies pushed together to form almost like a cookie sandwich.

Nutrition

Calories: 258 kcal · Carbohydrates: 35 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 9 mg · Sodium: 88 mg · Potassium: 88 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 24 g · Vitamin A: 15 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 19 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

• Mixing Bowl

• Baking Sheet

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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