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Eggnog Crinkle Cookies

November 27, 2017 by thedomesticrebel | 12 Comments

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multiple eggnog crinkle cookies arranged on parchment paperCalling all eggnog lovers! These Eggnog Crinkle Cookies are for serious ‘nog lovers: Gooey, soft and buttery with a delicious nutmeg & rum flavor!

So today is a super special day! Why?

It’s my friend Kayle’s virtual baby shower!

Kayle and I have known each other for a minute now – since 2012 or so, around the time I started making blog friends. She blogs over at The Cooking Actress and she is kinda sorta *known* for her love of all things cookie!

Long ago, I was suffering from a totally lame breakup and Kayle offered for me to stay with her at her place in NYC. I had been dying to go to NYC, so I jumped at the chance and flew out there a month later. We had never met prior but I was 99.9% sure she was a real human woman and not some hairy gecko-breeding troll in his mother’s basement. And I was right – she was a real human woman, and she quickly became a very close friend.

Now Kayle and her hubby are preggo and her little boy comes any day now, so some friends and I decided to host her a virtual baby shower since we can’t celebrate with her at her new home in Ohio.

invitation for a virtual baby showerThe good thing about my recipe is that she can actually eat them while pregnant – these Eggnog Crinkle Cookies have rum extract in them for that punch of flavor, but they’re 100% booze-free without sacrificing the classic flavors of traditional eggnog. Of course, once she’s had her babe, I highly recommend she retry these with a shot of whiskey or something. You know, as a celebration of new motherhood. It’s not like she grew a human or anything.

a cookie split in half and stacked on another cookieThese cookies are super soft, gooey, fluffy and ultra tender thanks to cream cheese getting beaten into the batter. And they’re made simply by starting off with a box of cake mix! There’s no chilling, minimal prep-time, and the result is a heavenly, light-as-a-feather crinkle cookie that tastes like a tall, frosty glass of eggnog.

Congrats, Kayle, on your Christmas babe! Now celebrate with a cookie 🙂

close up of one cookie on top of many cookies

Eggnog Crinkle Cookies: a fun take on a classic holiday cookie, these taste JUST like a tall glass of spiced eggnog but are 100% booze-free!
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5 from 2 votes

Eggnog Crinkle Cookies

Eggnog Crinkle Cookies taste just like a tall, frosty glass of eggnog! Buttery, gooey, tender and soft thanks to cream cheese in the cookie dough. While they taste sinful, they're 100% booze-free!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time17 mins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 20 -24
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • 1 box French vanilla or white cake mix
  • 8 ounces (One 8-oz pkg) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tsp butter extract
  • 1 tsp rum extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone liners; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, cream cheese, softened butter, extracts, egg, and nutmeg together with an electric mixer until combined and smooth, about 2 minutes. Dough will be sticky. Using a cookie scoop, scoop heaping Tablespoonfuls of dough out and roll into balls. Dredge the cookie dough balls in the confectioners' sugar and place 1-2" apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for approx. 10-12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking time to ensure even cooking. Cookies may look under-done in the center; this is OKAY. Do not over-bake! Cool completely on the baking sheets.

a cookie split in half sitting on top of other cookies I love the buttery, rummy, hint of spice flavor these soft and gloriously heavenly cookies have! I know you’re gonna love them, too 🙂

Now if you don’t mind me, I’m going to be popping over to see what everyone else brought!

Check out the rest of the baby shower recipes made by my fellow hosts!

Turtle Thumbprint Cookies – by Confessions of a Confectionista

Cookie Dough Millionaire Bars – by That Skinny Chick Can Bake

Derby Pie – by The Spiffy Cookie

Chocolate Chip Rice Krispies Treat Cookies – by Pies and Plots

Eggnog Crinkle Cookies – by The Domestic Rebel

Cookie Dough Cups – by The Pajama Chef

Homemade Salted Caramel Oreos – by Eats with With Others

eggnog crinkle cookies collage

Have a super sweet day!

xo, Hayley

 

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  1. Liz says

    November 27, 2017 at 6:00 am

    These sound crazy good, Haley! Perfect to celebrate the impending birth of Kayle’s baby! I never knew you two met in person—totally jealous!

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  2. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 27, 2017 at 6:26 am

    5 stars
    ahhh Hayley, I wish I could go back to our time in NY and relive it because it was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! This was so sweet of all you guys, I’m ridiculously stoked over this whole shower, you’re all amazing <3 And these cookies are perrrrfect-I mean…of course. They're cookies! 😛

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 27, 2017 at 8:24 am

      Thanks Kayle! Congratulations on your upcoming bundle of joy!

      Reply
  3. Zainab says

    November 27, 2017 at 7:15 am

    Can I make mine with real rum?? I love the sound of these and everything eggnog has my name on it!!

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  4. Laura Dembowski says

    November 27, 2017 at 1:35 pm

    I can’t believe you made these with cake mix. Super creative!

    Reply
  5. Meriem @ Confessions of a Confectionista says

    November 27, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    Yay! Love that these are preggo-friendly!

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 28, 2017 at 8:06 am

      Yes ma’am! 🙂 Enjoy, Meriem!

      Reply
  6. Joanne Bruno says

    November 28, 2017 at 3:00 am

    I am dying to start eating all the eggnog-flavored things and these are the perfect place to start!

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  7. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    November 28, 2017 at 6:06 am

    I recently made crinkle cookies for the first time in a long time (or ever, I’m not really sure!) and I’m totally in love. I need these next!

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 28, 2017 at 8:06 am

      You sure do! Thanks Erin!

      Reply
  8. Katie says

    February 11, 2019 at 12:19 am

    5 stars
    Hello, these cookies look amazing.. How would I store them though? And can I freeze them?

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      February 11, 2019 at 10:54 am

      Store them in an airtight container at room temperature. You can freeze them, but just be wary of the confectioners’ sugar coating them. I feel it wouldn’t freeze and thaw well. I’d maybe bake the cookies WITHOUT rolling in confectioners’ sugar, then cool and freeze. After thawing, roll cookies in confectioners’ sugar.

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