Yesterday I wrote about rompope, that Mexican eggnog-like drink that is very popular this time of the year. I posted a recipe to make a deliciuos hot drink with it called atole. There are many other things, however, you can makea with rompope (and any other eggnog, as a matter of fact) and this being the season of cookies I really wanted to make some eggnog cookies.
I searched online for a rompope cookies recipe. Unfortunately, I didn’t find much. So I broadened my search to eggnog cookies and I found a lot of recipes. I took a little bit from several of them to make these eggnog cookies. Hands down, this has been the best cookie recipe I have tasted this year, and maybe in many years. Maybe it’s just my love for rompope and its alcoholic content (who would’ve thought!). Or maybe the fact that I used peanut butter and chocolate chips; or just the sum of all of the ingredients that made them so good. Whatever it was, I couldn’t wait to share this recipe with you.
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cups butter, softened
- ½ cup rompope (or eggnog)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 2¼ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups peanut butter/chocolate chips
- ground nutmeg
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F
- In a bowl mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Cream sugar and butter together until smooth in a different bowl. Add egg yolks, vanilla and eggnog and beat at medium speed until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Add the flour little by little until it's incorporated to the mixture. Fold the chips into the mixture.
- Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough on a greased cookie tray 2" apart from each other (you know the drill).
- Sprinkle some nutmeg on top of each cookie and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on a rack before enjoying.
19 comments
looks good! i love egg nog! with a shot of brandy! 🙂
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You can never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate chips. Or rum and eggnog, apparently. These look delicious!
ohh peanut butter chips eh? now that does sound good.
Funny you made these! There may be some sort of eggnog glazed cookie at our next gathering. This is a nice way to use it up though. It's quite rare one sees chocolate and peanut butter with eggnog.
now this is a cookie i like! besides the fact that the pictures look awesome ben – i am loving the flavors!
You give these cookies such high accolades Ben, I may just be forced to make anothewr cookie for the holidays.
Wow1 Those cookies sound and look wonderful! I just love your pictures 🙂
I’ll have to remember these if I have leftover eggnog this year!
Love the spices in it. Fabulous pictures.
Happy Holidays to you!
BEN! Great minds think alike! I posted egg nog cookies too today!!! I love yours!
I had such good intention to make eggnog cookies this year for the event and ran out of time. So I'm sending a BIG hug to you for making these Rompope, Ben!
I've never had eggnog cookies, they sounds great with pb/choc chips!
I love egg nog and I love cookies. So to put them together is heaven.
So perfect for the holidays! Lovely cookies and I hope to try them this week as I've got some eggnog in the fridge to use. Happy holidays!
Well you can't possibly argue that those must be the best christmas cookies that can be found! Love the idea and they look gorgeous!
You know, I have never ever had eggnog before? Maybe I'll give it a try this year but these cookies are a must!
i love anything eggnog and have not had eggnog cookies. recently made an eggnog flan for a client and it was a smash hit! LOVE it.
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