Eggnog Linzer Cookies

These Eggnog Linzer Cookies will be the hit of the holiday cookie platter! The cookies are made with a splash of eggnog and a delicious eggnog icing is sandwiched between the two cookies for a delightful holiday treat.

You guys, I am so sad the holiday season is almost over! I feel like I’m just getting started with my holiday cheer over here and now it’s going to be gone before we know it. I swear the season goes by fast and faster every year, even when Thanksgiving comes early. I guess that’s just one of the perils of getting older, huh? If you’re anything like me, you’re still in full-on Christmas cookie baking mode. Um, and eggnog mode. I feel like eggnog is one of the last sacred delicacies that actually stays in the holiday season in which it belongs. I mean, you can buy Halloween Peeps and Christmas Peeps now. And I even saw those delicious Cadbury Mini Eggs being sold in Halloween and Christmas colors. Like, whyyyy? These treats become a whole lot less exciting when you can indulge in them at any old time of year. But eggnog? Eggnog screams Christmas holidays through and through and I just don’t see it trying to break through into the Easter season. It knows its place and it also knows that I am very likely to overdo it if I can access it at any time of year. Thank you, eggnog.

I’ve been loving linzer cookies lately because they’re super fun to make, visually appealing, and always delicious. When I was working on my holiday cookie platter post, I decided to add these Christmas tree eggnog linzer cookies to the mix and they turned out so delicious that I decided they needed a post of their own. And here they are!

EGGNOG LINZER COOKIES RECIPE

What exactly are linzer cookies? They’re a classic shortbread sandwich cookies made in part with almond flour. Linzer cookies traditionally have a layer of jam between them, but for this version I made an eggnog icing instead. Of course, I also added a splash of eggnog to the actual cookie itself. Other than the fact that they’re made with a mixture of all-purpose flour and almond flour, the cookie batter is a pretty typical cookie batter. Oh, and as you know, I only ever buy Hood Eggnog (they’re not sponsoring this post, but have sponsored me on other posts this year).

The dough does need to chill for about an hour and then you’ll roll it out and cut it into whatever shapes you desire. Typically, you’d have two cookie cutters of the same shape in different sizes and use the smaller cookie cutter to cut out the shape in the middle of the bigger cookie. But I didn’t have a small Christmas tree cookie cutter that was exactly the right size, so I used a star instead. Once all the trees were cut, I used the star cutter on half of them. These will be the cookies that go on top of the sandwiches.

Once they were cooled, I decorated them! You can do this however you want, but I drizzled some of the eggnog icing on top of the cut-out trees and then dunked them in sprinkles.

Once the sprinkles were on, I dusted the decorated cookies with a little powdered sugar. Then I spread eggnog icing on the cookies that didn’t have star cut-outs and sandwiched the decorated trees on top.

And the Christmas tree eggnog cookies were complete!

Obviously you need to serve them with a nice cold glass of eggnog. Remember, eggnog season is short and only comes once a year, so  you really need to enjoy it while you can! I use it to replace milk in so much of my holiday baking (pancakes, anyone??), plus we always have a carton in our fridge because my husband is a serious addict. He is actually the prime example of why eggnog should stick to the holiday season. He would go WAY overboard if it were available all year long.

But back to the eggnog linzer cookies! These are the perfect alternative to a holiday sugar cookie. The almond flour and subtle decoration make them a little more sophisticated than the typical sugar cookie… And the fact that they’re sandwiched together with a delicious eggnog filling makes them doubly delicious. When you grab a cookie from the holiday cookie platter, you’ll feel like you hit the jackpot with this one!

Now, excuse me while I go freak out about how much I still have to do before Christmas in less than one week (ahhh!). In between baking more cookies, making more toffee, and sitting by the door waiting for UPS to deliver my gifts so I can wrap them, I’ll be sipping on eggnog and trying to enjoy the moment.

Do you ever bake with eggnog?

I also have linzer cookies for the spring and fall! Check out my Lavender Lemon Linzer Cookies and my Pumpkin Spice Linzer Cookies.

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Eggnog Linzer Cookies

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Dough Chill Time

1 hr

Total Time

50 mins

 

These Eggnog Linzer Cookies will be the hit of the holiday cookie platter! The cookies are made with a splash of eggnog and a delicious eggnog icing is sandwiched between the two cookies for a delightful holiday treat.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Christmas, cookies, Eggnog, holidays

Servings: 8 large cookies

Author: Sues

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 3 Tbsp eggnog
• 1 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Eggnog Icing (recipe below)
• Sprinkles, for decorating (optional)
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Eggnog Icing

• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 6 Tbsp eggnog

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg yolk and eggnog.
   

2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, almond flour, and salt. Add flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined, taking care not to over-mix.

3. Divide dough in half and pat each half into a disc. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in fridge until firm, about 1 hour

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll one disc of dough out to be about 1/4"-thick (leave second disc of dough in fridge). Cut out cookies with a medium or large cookie cutter and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Be sure to re-roll and dough scraps to cut out as many cookies as you can. Place cookie sheet in fridge for about 30 minutes and take second dough disc out.

5. On lightly floured surface, roll second dough disk out to be about 1/4"-thick and cut shapes with same cookie cutter. Transfer these to a second parchment paper-lined baking sheet and use a smaller cookie cutter (can either be a small version of the large one or something totally different. I did large trees with a small star cut out in the middle) to make a cutout in the center of each. Place this cookie sheet in fridge for 30 minutes to chill.

6. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

7. Bake both sheets of cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden. Let them cool for 5 minutes on the pan, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

8. Optional: Using eggnog icing, drizzle designs over the cookies with the cutouts. Dip in a bowl of sprinkles, icing side-down to decorate. 

9. Place the cookies with the cutouts in them on a cookie sheet and sift confectioners' sugar over the top. Turn the remaining cookies flat side up and spread about 1/2 teaspoon of eggnog icing into the center. Top with the sugar-dusted cookies.

Eggnog Icing

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and icing until smooth.