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Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars

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Two times the eggnog makes these Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars the perfect sweet treat for the eggnog lover in your life.  Plus, bar cookies are so much easier to make than regular sugar cookies making them perfect for these next few busy weeks.

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Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars - two times the eggnog in these easy cookie bars will satisfy all the eggnog lovers in your life. Great recipe for holiday parties!

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.

Two times the eggnog in these easy cookie bars will satisfy all the eggnog lovers this holiday.

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.  

Two times the eggnog in these easy cookie bars will satisfy all the eggnog lovers this holiday.

 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!

Two times the eggnog in these easy cookie bars will satisfy all the eggnog lovers this holiday.

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Yield: 24 cookie bars

Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars

Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars
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.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cookie Bars

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup eggnog
  • 1 teaspoon rum extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

For the Eggnog Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1/4 cup eggnog
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
  2. Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg, eggnog, and rum extract and beat again.
  3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Slowly add it to the butter mixture until everything is mixed in.
  4. Press it into prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Do not over bake. Let cool.
  5. Beat the butter until creamy. Add the rum extract, eggnog, and salt and beat again.
  6. Slowly add the powdered sugar until everything is creamy. Spread over the cooled bars. Top with sprinkles.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 227 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 31mg Sodium: 155mg Carbohydrates: 36g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 24g Protein: 2g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Christmas Recipes

Two times the eggnog in these easy cookie bars will satisfy all the eggnog lovers this holiday.

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Comments

  11. Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl says

    November 24, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    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!

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  19. Mir says

    November 24, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    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?!

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  20. Tiffany says

    November 24, 2014 at 1:53 PM

    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!

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  22. Victoria Burke says

    November 24, 2014 at 2:06 PM

    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!

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  30. [email protected] says

    November 25, 2014 at 11:22 PM

    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 : )

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  31. Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:21 AM

    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! 😉 I love your idea of making cookies into bars so they’re even easier. That’s definitely going on my holiday baking list! Pinned!

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  32. Carol R. says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:34 PM

    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.

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  35. Irufushi says

    November 30, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    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?

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  37. Delaine Foss says

    December 4, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    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!

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  39. Phyllis Mason says

    December 20, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    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.

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      December 20, 2014 at 2:35 PM

      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!

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  40. Kelley says

    January 1, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    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 🙂

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  41. MinG says

    December 15, 2015 at 12:07 PM

    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!!!

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