Best Nutmeg Christmas Cookies Recipes

NUTMEG CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream the shortening and sugar.
• 2. Add the next 5 ingredients mixing in between each addition.
• 3. Alternate the flour and eggnog.
• 4. It will be a little sticky but remember these are a rolled cookies so they will pick up the flour from your board.
• 5. I do a little at a time. Lightly flour your board, roll to about 1/4" thick. Thicker if you like a softer cookie.
• 6. Cut out with your choice of cutters.
• 7. Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes; 2-4 more if you want a crispy cookie.
• 8. Let cool.
• 9. Frost with your favorite frosting. Me, I like the buttercream for these cookies.

NUTMEG SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1/2 cup butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Add oil, egg, and vanilla and beat until well blended.
• In a medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
• Stir into butter mixture, then beat until well blended.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and freeze until dough is firm, about 1 hour.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
• Press each cookie with the lightly floured tines of a fork to flatten slightly.
• Bake cookies in a 350° regular or convection oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
• Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.

MOM'S NUTMEG SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Let the butter and eggs come to room temperature.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a standing mixer. You want a nice light yellow fluffy mixture. Add eggs and mix well after each egg.
• In another bowl combine the dry ingredients. Add it to the butter/sugar/egg mixture alternating with the sour milk. Refrigerate the dough until its stiff.
• I left mine over night but a couple of hours would probably be ok.
• Roll the cookies out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch. Cut out with decorative shapes.
• Bake at 350'F for 10 minutes.
• DO NOT OVER BAKE.
• You can frost these once they are cool, or sprinkle them with sugar before you bake them.
• This makes a lot of cookies, so share them with your friends and family.
• Make sure the cookies are totally cooled before putting them in a tin.
• Bon Appetit.

NUTMEG NOELS COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 in a small bowl, combine colored sugar and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg. a side
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg. add butter, egg, and vanilla. beat at low speed until well mixed, about 3 minutes.
• 3. Roll rounded teaspoonful into 1" balls. Roll in nutmeg-sugar mixtures. Bake on ungreased baking sheet 2 " apart at 400 for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will spread a lot while baking.

FROSTED NUTMEG LOG COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, nutmeg and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough into three portions. Roll each portion into 3/4-in.-thick logs; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2-in. pieces. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly., Bake at 350°, until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-16 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cookies. Press down with tines of a fork, making lines down frosting to simulate tree bark. Sprinkle with nutmeg.