Eggnog Cutouts

Name: Eggnog Cutouts
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brandy; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps meringue powder; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 sticks unsalted butter,at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Eggnog Cutouts a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 139 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, butter, meringue powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Sift the flour, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt into a large bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a separate large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the whole egg, egg yolk, the brandy and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in 2 batches and beat until just incorporated. Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg

Cinnamon

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Brandy

Butter

Nutmeg

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Blender

Bowl

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Dust each piece of dough with flour and roll out between pieces of parchment to 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate 15 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Cut into shapes and transfer to the baking sheets. Gather the scraps and refrigerate until firm; reroll once to cut out more cookies. Chill the cutouts 30 minutes.

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Cut Out Cookies

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Baking Sheet

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Bake the cookies, switching the pans halfway through, until just golden, 11 to 13 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Make the icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg, and 3 to 4 tablespoons water with a mixer on high speed until smooth and thick.

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Powdered Sugar