End of the Semester Holiday Donuts

The holiday season also brings with it my favorite kind of season at college - end of the semester. I am one of the few, fortunate souls who just have a million papers dues instead of a million finals. Because of this, I figured I'd surprise my 18th Century Women Writers Class with some End of the Semester Surprise Donuts!

We've been pretty much beating Pride and Prejudice to death so I thought we could all use a little something to keep us going.

I also had the perk of not having class until 2:50 today (seriously, isn't the end of the semester insane? My work day doesn't start today until 3pm. Who would've thought I could get away with that?) so I had the entire morning to test out my adorable, new Wilton Donut Pan. This was one of my Black Thursday steals from Michaels: the last one in the store for about $7.

I went ahead and used the Father's Day Donuts Recipe from awhile back, but with a little twist. I made an eggnog frosting instead of just plain ol' vanilla. I did mention that I love eggnog right?

Of course, for those who don't share my well-founded passion for eggnog, I frosted a few with chocolate as well. I topped them all off with some holiday sprinkles and ta-da! Holiday Donuts.

Again, the recipe for the donuts is here, (with the switch that you bake them at 400 for 7 minutes in the pan) but I've included the recipe for the Eggnog frosting/glaze below. I know the season is a busy one for most of us, but if you have the time to spare, these are definitely worth it.

Happy Baking!

Eggnog Frosting/Donut Glaze


1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp eggnog

1. Measure out powdered sugar, then stir in eggnog until combined. Add more eggnog to smooth out consistency if needed.

Eggnog Cookies

Happy Holidays everyone!

So I have to tell you, there is a particular holiday tradition that I uphold with the greatest obsession sincerity, and it comes to us all from the neighborhood grocery dairy aisle...eggnog.

I am pretty sure my dad and I can polish off a carton of the stuff in a few minutes (if we were allowed the chance) but in the interest of health, we choose to limit our intake...until now that is!

Why the sudden change, you may ask? Because my friends, I have found a recipe that will simply blow. you. away.

Eggnog Cookies. That's right - all the wonderful flavor of the magical Christmas drink contained in this petite, scrumptious treat. Yes, I said scrumptious - they are that good.

They are SO good, that I had to post about them even without the wonderful aid of my Canon Camera (which I unceremoniously forgot at my parents' place over Thanksgiving). But my little friend the iPhone was able to help me out. I apologize in advance for the lower quality, but I could not let you go another minute without knowing about these cookies!

When I first saw the recipe I had my doubts; how could you make it taste just like eggnog? Well, obviously use eggnog in the recipe, but the combination of real eggnog with cinnamon and nutmeg makes the flavor burst in these cookies in a way I never thought possible. Ladies and gentlemen, I could go off the real stuff if I have a batch of these within arm's reach.

It comes with a recipe for an eggnog glaze, which sounds amazing. But, I will admit to having a case of college student-itis and once I tasted how strong the eggnog flavor was, I thought I/they wouldn't suffer too much without it.

And they didn't. I doubled the recipe to yield 6 dozen, half for my friends at work and half for my boyfriend and his friends at the studio. They were gone in hours. Not even days, hours.

I plan on surprising my Dad with these once I go back to visit for Christmas (if you're reading this Dad - don't worry, it'll still be a surprise when you realize how awesome they are).

Enjoy my friends! Oh, and in case this isn't enough eggnog for you, I found another recipe courtesy of BrownEyedBaker for Eggnog Cheesecake Bars! Tis the Season to be Jolly Indeed!

Eggnog Cookies Via YourCupofCake
yields 36 cookies

1 1/4 cups sugar

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup eggnog

1 tsp vanilla

2 egg yolks

1 tsp nutmeg

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Glaze:

1 ½ cup powdered sugar

3 tbsp eggnog

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. Cream butter and sugar. Add in eggnog, egg yolks, and vanilla and beat until combined.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and baking powder

4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until it comes together as a sticky dough (don't overmix - using your hands might be easier!)

5. Make small balls of dough (they spread!) and place one inch apart on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

6. Bake 15-20 minutes or until just browning on the edges.

7. For the glaze, mix together powdered sugar and eggnog. Drizzle over cookies and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.