cranberry eggnog cookies with orange dream glaze

Name: Cranberry Eggnog Cookies With Orange Dream Glaze
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon(s) rum extract; 1/2 cup(s) eggnog; 1 cup(s) dried cranberries; 3/4 cup(s) chopped pecans; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/8 teaspoon(s) freshly grated nutmeg; ## ORANGE DREAM GLAZE; 1 1/8 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) orange extract; 1 - orange

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Noelle Myers

Grand Forks, ND

Updated on Sep 24, 2022

These cookies are among my most requested for the Christmas holidays - they are Christmas in a cookie. With the bright cranberries and decadent eggnog flavors, they have won over the pickiest of cookie connoisseurs. The base of the recipe comes from my Great-Great-GREAT grandmother - over 200 years old!

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A plate of Cranberry Eggnog Cookies With Orange Dream Glaze.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These will be a great addition to your holiday cookie tray. This cookie has a slight eggnog flavor and is delicious with bits of pecans and cranberries in every bite. On top is a citrus glaze that's the perfect final touch. It's full of citrus flavor that's a nice contrast to the cookie.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 3-4 doz

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon rum extract
1/2 cup eggnog
1 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
ORANGE DREAM GLAZE
1 1/8 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 - orange

How To Make cranberry eggnog cookies with orange dream glaze

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F. Cream together butter and sugar.

Step 2

Blend in egg, vanilla, rum extract and eggnog.
Step 3

Stir in cranberries and pecans.
Step 4

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Stir into eggnog mixture just until incorporated.
Step 5

Scoop rounded teaspoons of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350° F. for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.
Step 6

Orange Dream Glaze: Mix together confectioners' sugar, orange extract, the zest of one orange, and enough cold orange juice to make a thick glaze.
Step 7

Drizzle glaze over cookies.
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