Egg Nog Sugar Cookies
Egg Nog Sugar Cookies
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. water
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour OR just 5-5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Cream together butter, oil and sugars until combined. Add the water and eggs, soda, cream of tartar, extract, salt and flour and mix until just combined. Don’t over mix your dough. Using a large cookie scoop (at least 1/4 cup sized) place a scoop of dough on your cookie sheet, spaced 2″ apart. With a glass or flat measuring cup, press down the rounded dough to flatten your cookie. The sides will spread out and open up a bit. (Part of the signature sugar cookie look.)
In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup sugar and a pinch of kosher salt. Sprinkle this mixture on top of the cookies. Then bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool 1 minute on the hot pan. Then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Frost cooled cookies.
Rum butter cream frosting
1/2 cup butter, soft
1/4 cup heavy cream to 1/2 cup (add a little at a time to desired thickness.)
Pinch of salt
2 tsp. rum extract or dark rum
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar (or more depending on the consistency you desire)
Cream together all ingredients, until light and fluffy. Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle with some nutmeg.
Remember the ratio of frosting to cookie. Make sure it’s even.
Happy Baking!