by Megan Keno on December 3, 2023 27 comments »
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Get the true holiday eggnog flavor in these soft, chewy and oh so fluffy Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies! These are the ultimate holiday cookie! Easy holiday crinkle cookies goodness!
Dish Count :: 1 Mixer, 2 Baking Sheets
I’ve gone ’round the bend. In so many ways. But in this way in particular. And it hit me like a comically large vehicle runs over a cartoon character. Ben and I have been discussing buying the dog a new bed, because well, all the others he’s had have been crap. Rumors have been circulating that our local mattress chain store (Sleep Country – do you have those nationally?) was testing out legit memory foam dog beds…
Well, yesterday? I bought one.
Who am I?!
Huck is getting up there, he’ll be 7 next month (AHHH!!), and his hips have been a problem ever since he was a pup. So after 15 rounds of sh*te dog beds, we made the call to go for the real deal for our favorite furbaby. And the fact that I spent a full days pay on one dog bed shows 1) how first world I really am, and 2) that I have officially lost it. And 3) I’m refusing to give the dog the bed until Christmas.
Because you know, Huck really cares that he’ll have something to open at Christmas? This is all me in my own head here.
The only logic I can see for withholding comfort from my dog, is that for the next ten days Huck will still be allowed to sleep on the bed with me, and once he gets the new memory foam bed, he won’t be allowed to cuddle with me anymore. So I’ll keep the bed as his puppy Christmas gift, for no other reason than I’m ridiculous, and want to cuddle with my puppy a few more nights.
Ingredients for Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies
These crinkle cookies feel like a total easy way out, but honestly when it comes to holiday stress we need less of that and more butter cookie goodness. The recipe calls for a boxed golden butter cake mix, and the magic to make these really scream eggnog is rum extract and nutmeg.
- Cream Cheese
- Golden Butter Cake (or Yellow Cake) Boxed Cake Mix
- Butter
- Rum Extract
- Nutmeg
- Egg
- Powdered Sugar
I almost didn’t post these cookies – I just tested them this weekend, based on an old recipe I had for Strawberry and Cream Gooey Butter Cookies, but I knew that for a Christmas Cookie Party I needed something distinctly Christmas to share. The guys there couldn’t keep their paws off of them!
Eggnog is definitely a Christmas flavor and these are sublimely simple. If you’re baking Christmas cookies with your kids this holiday season they will love making these!
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Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies
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- Author: Megan Keno
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chill Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 22 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
Get the true holiday eggnog flavor in these soft, chewy and oh so fluffy Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies! These are the ultimate holiday cookie!
Ingredients
UnitsScale
- 1 package (8oz) Cream Cheese, room temperature
- 1 package (18 oz) Golden Butter Cake (or Yellow Cake) Boxed Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup Butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp. Rum Extract
- 1/4 tsp ground Nutmeg
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg.
- Mix in the rum extract and nutmeg. Lastly, mix in the cake mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Cover bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and cornstarch.
- Roll the chilled batter into 1″ sized balls and then roll them in powdered sugar mixture. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and gooey.
- Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
Notes
Adapted fromStrawberry Gooey Butter Cookies
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27 comments on “Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies”
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Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles — Reply
These cookies are ADORABLE!!
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Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain — Reply
I seriously can’t believe Huck will be 7!!!! Crazy!! Now, these cookies are a reason to celebrate the pup! Love it!
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April — Reply
Oh my goodness, what an amazing idea! Cookies with eggnog…never would’ve thought. Thanks for sharing. For the record, it’s so so cute that you care for your puppy the way that you do.
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Liz @ Floating Kitchen — Reply
Oh my Sheri-dog loves to open presents on Christmas. I would totally save the gift too. And I would also spend a whole days worth of money on my dog. They are the best! I want like 20 of these cookies right now!
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Cookin Canuck — Reply
What a lucky pup you have! I bet he’ll absolutely love his new bed. And these cookies…I need at least a dozen to make my Christmas complete. They look fantastic!
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Matt Robinson — Reply
I need to make these with my boys, they look amazing!
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naomi — Reply
Incredible, I”m going to have to try this. It looks delish.
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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar — Reply
These look so chewy!! Love!
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Kate @Diethood — Reply
I know nothing about dogs and their beds, but I do know a bit something about cookies that look this damn good!! I love the flavors… I mean LOOOOVE!
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Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction — Reply
These need to make an appearance in my kitchen immediately! Love these!
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Meagan @ A Zesty Bite — Reply
Yep these cookies look pretty darn amazing and perfect for any holiday cookie exchange.
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Liz @ The Lemon Bowl — Reply
Umm I feel like I could actually make these without failing!!! I love this recipe!!
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Carol at Wild Goose Tea — Reply
I love my dogs too. And THESE cookies—over the top and one of my most favorite flavors!!!
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Jenny Flake — Reply
Oh my goodness pass me that plate!! Fabulous!
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Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy — Reply
these look incredible!
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What a great pet owner you are!!
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Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy — Reply
I’d do the same thing for my furbaby…you’re not the only crazy one! 😉 Eggnog cookies = drooling for days.
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DessertForTwo — Reply
You are totally cracking me up. I would spend my salary on a dog bed, too, but I would be too embarrassed to tell anyone, hah!
These cookies sound amazing! 🙂 -
Bonnie — Reply
I NEED these cookies in my life! Can’t wait to try – thanks for the recipe!
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Ali — Reply
These were very tasty! I used a LorAnn butter rum which is more 4x more potent so I cut that amount down, otherwise it was all the same. Really tasty! I will say that if you store these to freeze them, store them separately from other cookies. I had some snowball cookies in the same tupperware as these eggnog cookies and they picked up a ton of eggnog flavor just from being in the same bin. Thanks for the recipe! This is a delicious cookie perfect for Christmas, with an extra potent eggnog flavor. 🙂
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Cathy — Reply
There is no egg nog in the recipe.
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Megan —
No, these do taste like eggnog though. They’re egg nog flavored. Make them and you will be convinced!! They’re one of our holiday favorites.
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Megan — Reply
I made these for my boyfriend who’s a professional chef and brought them to work afterward where other chefs indulged. NO ONE guessed there was box cake involved and they were devoured in minutes.
I substituted 3tbsp actual spiced rum instead of extract and they turned out great! (Remember to mention that there’s rum – they won’t get you drunk but the flavour may be too much for recovering alcoholics or teetotalers.)
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Thanks so much for allowing me to feature your recipe in my round-up of 60 Ultimate Cookie Exchange Recipes! Happy Holidays!
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Heidi — Reply
So, I don’t know what happened, but the first batch I made of these did not flatten out but stayed round and puffy. They were cakey, not gooey. I used Philsberry golden butter cake mix, and the only thing I can think of is different brands of cake mix might produce different results. For the second batch, I rolled the dough into balls and then flattened them on the cookie sheet. They turned out better but still cakey. Is there a different brand I should try next time?
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Megan —
Hi Heidi, They should stay round and puffy and nearly gooey in the middle, like being slightly under done. That’s why the cream cheese. 🙂 They sound like they turned out okay from your description. But if you want REALLY gooey, add in a couple white chocolate chips to the middle 😉 Because, why not make them like molten egg nog cookies!! OH MY GOSH I’m trying this immediately!
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