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Gingerbread Sugar Cookies with Eggnog Frosting

Gingerbread Sugar Cookies with Eggnog Frosting

These easy Gingerbread Sugar Cookies with Eggnog Frosting are quick and delicious, leaving you with plenty of time for your holiday baking. With a winning flavor combination of warm spices and creamy eggnog, these soft and chewy cookies are sure to please.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 17 minutes

Servings: 12 cookies

Calories: 473 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 17 ½ ounces - gingerbread cookie mix
  • 1 cup - Butter
  • 4 cups - Confectioners sugar
  • 4 tablespoons - Eggnog
  • ½ tsp - Nutmeg
  • ½ tsp - Rum

Instructions

  1. Prepare cookie batter and bake cookies per package directions and cool completely
  2. To prepare the buttercream beat the butter until light
  3. Add in powdered sugar one cup at a time until fully incorporated
  4. Drizzle in the eggnog, nutmeg and rum
  5. Mix until fluffy.
  6. Place buttercream in a piping bag with a large star tip
  7. Pair the cookies in two’s
  8. Pipe a swirl of frosting on the back of one cookie
  9. Place the second cookie on top of the buttercream top side up to make a sandwich
  10. Repeat this process for all cookies

Nutrition

Energy: 473 kcal | Total Fat: 35 g | Saturated: 22 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 1 g | Cholesterol: 86 mg | Total Carbs: 38 g | Fiber: 0 g | Sugars: 24 g | Proteins: 2 g | Sodium: 402 mg | Polyunsaturated: 2 g | Monounsaturated: 9 g

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