Two times the eggnog makes these Eggnog Bars the perfect sweet treat for the eggnog lover in your life. Plus, sugar cookie bars are so much easier to make than regular sugar cookies making them perfect for these next few busy weeks.
Eggnog is one thing that you either love or hate.
I am definitely team love for eggnog. Each winter I look forward to having a glass of the good stuff. Up until this year, it was just my oldest and I who loved eggnog. I would buy it and bake a few things, and he would finish off the rest. Well, except for the times I beat him to the left overs. It always became a race to see who would get it first.
Then just last week the other two munchkins decided to try it again...and they decided that they have been missing out on some eggnog goodness because now they love it too.
Of course now with 3 kids who want to drink all the eggnog, I have to be smart and buy 2 half gallons. One for baking, one for drinking! And with three of them guzzling the sweet stuff, that half gallon does not last long at all. I have to make sure the second one is hidden in the back of the fridge, or that would probably disappear too!
As much I love eggnog, I can only drink a small glass of it at a time. The boys on the other hand would drink a large glassful if I let them. You should have seen the cup that our youngest was trying to drink before bed time last night. We had to go over some eggnog drinking rules right away. I know it's good, but chugging that much would give anyone a stomach ache.
Ok, I am going to go ahead and say this is my favorite holiday dessert! Yes, I know it is early to be claiming favorites already. And yes, I do realize that I say that about just about everything I make. What can I say? I am biased about my baking!
But seriously, these Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bar have jumped into the number one spot...for now that is. Who knows what I'll think next week. But for now these are the favorite dessert of the 2014 holiday season!
We make sugar cookies every year, but after a while rolling and cutting the dough becomes old. Not to mention all the frosting that has to happen. I don't know why it has taken me this long to make sugar cookies into bars. But I don't think I ever want to go back to rolled cookies. Seriously! Making them in a pan was the easiest thing ever!
And with twice the eggnog in these cookies, the flavor was totally spot on. I got so many compliments on these delicious bars. Even my hubby was impressed with them. I've told you this before...if he says it's good, it is big stuff. Although he did say the sprinkles on top were unnecessary! What? Sprinkles are always a good thing!
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Eggnog Cookie Bars Recipe
Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars: two times the eggnog makes these an awesome holiday treat for the eggnog lover in your life. Sugar cookie bars are so much easier to make than rolling out individual cookies.
Ingredients
For the Cookie Bars
- Β½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- Β½ cup packed brown sugar
- Β½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ΒΌ cup eggnog
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Β½ teaspoon table salt
- Β½ teaspoon nutmeg
For the Eggnog Frosting
- Β½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- Β½ teaspoon rum extract
- ΒΌ cup eggnog
- ΒΌ teaspoon table salt
- 3 Β½ cups powdered sugar
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg, eggnog, and rum extract and beat again.
- Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Slowly add it to the butter mixture until everything is mixed in.
- Press it into prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes. Do not over bake. Let cool.
- Beat the butter until creamy. Add the rum extract, eggnog, and salt and beat again.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar until everything is creamy. Spread over the cooled bars. Top with sprinkles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 227Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 95mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 0gSugar: 24gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Kim
Do these need to be refrigerated?
Jocelyn
No, you can keep them in a tightly sealed container on the counter for 3-4 days.
Sally
Just found these! Would it work to use real rum instead of extract?
Jocelyn
Hi, Sally. I have not tried using actual rum in these, but I think it would work just fine. I hope you enjoy the cookie bars!
MinG
Just found these now - these look and sound amazing! I was looking for a different flavor to add to a cookie exchange and these look perfect. I am cooking them now for the first time. Did you bake yours in a metal baking pan or in a glass dish? Mine look a bit puffier than yours and I am thinking it might be that I used a glass dish! It has been my experience that they bake differently and for different times in glass versus metal! Thanks!!!
Jocelyn
I hope you enjoy them. I actually bake all of mine in a glass baking dish as well. They might flatten some as they cool too!
Kelley
Jocelyn!
Thank you for the awesome recipe! I was looking for just one more thing or two to bake for the holidays and wanted something "eggnog". I had pinned this recipe and just knew when I saw it that I had to try it! OH for YUM! When my daughter took a bite she exclaimed..."MOM! This is a keeper!" Delicious! And yes..they freeze very well π
Phyllis Mason
Can these be frozen, or will that ruin them. They look great. I'm just afraid to make them too soon or there may not be enough for our Christmas Eve brunch party.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hi, Phyllis. I think these could be frozen very easily. Just make sure to pack them in an air tight ziplock bag or container, then bring them to room temperature the night before you need them. I hope you enjoy them!
Alexandra
Great recipe! I included it in my Daily Finds for December 13th
Thank You for Allowing Me to Share!
Delaine Foss
I want to make these for my LCR Christmas party next week. They look so good!
Is the sugar cookie bar part soft, chewy and moist or crispy (like shortbread). I'm hoping for soft and moist.
Thanks!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hi, Delaine. The cookies are soft and chewy, not crisp at all. The frosting on top keeps them even more soft! I hope you enjoy them!
marcie
I'm all over anything and everything egg nog right now, and these bars look absolutely amazing! So thick, soft, and buttery. Pinned. π
Irufushi
How well do these store uncut? I'd like to make these for a cookie sale on Saturday but I have to drive to my mom's house Friday night. Have you ever had to store them longer than a day or do they just disappear?
Jocelyn Brubaker
They would be fine uncut for a day or two. Just make sure the container is sealed tightly...for the cookies safety of course π
Des+@+Life's+Ambrosia
Eggnog perfection!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Des! π
Heather Grow
Pinned these. They look soooo yummy. I have to be careful that I don't drink too much eggnog. It's so tasty but oh so decadent and rich.
Carol R.
These are yummy! I stopped at two cups of sugar in the frosting. There was plenty of it, and it was deliciously buttery and egg nog-y.
Jocelyn Brubaker
I'm glad you liked them...they are definitely my new favorite. Was your frosting thin since you only used 2 cups?
Carol
I don't know what consistency the 4 cups would have given it, but the 2 cups yielded a result similar to buttercream cake frosting.
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
I tried eggnog for the first time last year and ohmygosh... How in the world did I wait that long?? I finally bought my first one of the season yesterday, and I've already made two sets of cinnamon rolls and a batch of cookies. It's all I want to bake with this winter! π I love your idea of making cookies into bars so they're even easier. That's definitely going on my holiday baking list! Pinned!
Jenn@eatcakefordinner
Hey... Great minds think alike. I just made some eggnog sugar cookie bars a few weeks ago, but a completely different recipe. Your version sounds so good with the rum extract. Have a good Thanksgiving : )
Jocelyn Brubaker
Definitely great minds, girl! π Thanks!
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert
I want to devour every last one of these bars! Pinning!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
These are gorgeous, Jocelyn! I love baking with eggnog and these definitely look like they would be my favorite so far too! The frosting and sprinkles look perfect! Pinning!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Kelly! They are a new favorite of mine! π
Renee@Two in the Kitchen
I am a sucker for frosted sugar cookies! These look amazing!! π
Zainab
So so pretty!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Zainab! π
Chels+R.
I just bought some Eggnog this morning for my sister in love's b-day party tonight. Now, I'm wishing I had bought a little more.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I'm definitely on team eggnog, too! I can't drink too much of it, but I do love it. These bars sound absolutely amazing, Jocelyn! Love the texture and flavor. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks for pinning, Gayle! π
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas
I've never tried eggnog before, I'm going to make some this weekend to bake with, I'm pinning this to use the leftovers on. They look delicious!!!
Victoria Burke
I love eggnog. Sadly, I am the only one in the household who does. So I buy a small thing of it each year. I agree that it needs to be drink in a small glass and slowly. It is so good. But since I am not the only one that drinks it, that means more for me! Which means, more of these awesome looking cookies, for me!
Jocelyn Brubaker
You should make these just for yourself then! π
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain
I really need to buy like the biggest bottle of eggnog I can find, just to have enough to bake all these glorious desserts I've been seeing! These cookie bars would make any Christmas dessert table perfect! π
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha! I know, I've been in eggnog heaven lately. It's glorious! Thanks Jess!
Tiffany
I have to admit that I have NEVER tried eggnog. However, yesterday my husband and I were at the grocery store and both decided that this will be the year we try it. I am looking forward to baking with it!
Mir
I'm loving that texture, Jocelyn! Can't imagine a better holiday dessert.
Now all I have to do is admire your kids for guzzling that much eggnog. How do they do it?!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I'm really not sure!! Haha! Thanks Mir!
Trish+-+Mom+On+Timeout
These bars look SO amazing Jocelyn! So gosh darned pretty π
Amanda
What a fun Christmas treat, definitely going to try this one out for my egg nog lover π
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Amanda! π
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
I have a confession. I've never tried Eggnog! This looks like the perfect treat to try it for the first time π
Jocelyn Brubaker
Giiiirl, you need to make and consume these stat!! π
Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat.
These look great! I need to bake ASAP!
Deb
Those look absolutely delicious! Pinning so i can bake later!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks for pinning, Deb! π
Dorothy+@+Crazy+for+Crust
I love these OBVIOUSLY!!
Tonia
My son is all about the eggnog right now so he would go crazy for these!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I'm sure he would love these then! They are like eggnog heaven! π
Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl
Another eggnog rationer here!! We have to buy 2 bottles of the good stuff because my S.O. guzzles it before I can bake with it! Haha! These cookies are divine! Yes... cut out cookies do get old, don't they? So much work. This is sooo much easier!! Thanks for sharing!
CakeSpy
I love you.
Jocelyn Brubaker
I love you, too. Hehe! π
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles
These are so fun. LOVE!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Brenda! π
Jenny+Flake
Oooo, these are so much fun!! Love!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jenny! π
Beth @ The First Year
I have to ration the eggnog at my house too! I bought some for baking and my husband got into it right away. He drinks it like its milk, too thick for me to drink like that!!
Aimee+@+ShugarySweets
I've got egg nog cookies on my menu today!! LOVE the frosting and sprinkles on these π
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
I never used to be much for eggnog, until I met my husband and he got me into it. So, now I have been baking ALL the things with it...except cookies.
So...that's changing π Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yes, you must make cookies with eggnog!! π Thanks for pinning, Taylor!
Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog
I have a serious love for sugar cookie bars and the eggnog version sounds SO good! Can't wait to try them π
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
These are perfect! I love that you've already started eggnog recipes π
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Rachel! I'm so happy it's finally eggnog season! π
Tori@Gringalicious.com
I want to sink my teeth into aΜΆlΜΆlΜΆ one of these!!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
They look amazing and I just bought a carton of eggnog over the weekend to bake with! I love the texture of these and great images! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks for pinning, Averie! π