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Engaging Eggnog Icing

Engaging Eggnog Icing

Do you have some leftover eggnog, too? Not a problem. This simple eggnog icing is the perfect topping for eggnog cookies, and they taste the very best topped with both icing and nutmeg!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 372
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 3 tablespoons eggnog
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar (optional, will make the icing harden fast like a royal icing)

Method
 

  1. If it is fresh out of the refrigerator, allow eggnog to approach room temperature for 20 minutes or so.
  2. Set the confectioners sugar (and cream of tartar if desired) in a bowl and add about half of the eggnog.
  3. Mix slowly, adding more eggnog as you go until you achieve the desired consistency.
  4. Store in a zip-top bag or icing bag.
  5. After icing has been completely mixed, you may add more confectioners sugar to thicken a bit further. You may add small amounts of eggnog, about a teaspoon at a time, to thin it down for other purposes, such as color flow if you are coloring the icing.
  6. Ice cooled cookies before the icing hardens.

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 92gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 162mgSugar: 90gVitamin A: 46IUCalcium: 30mg

Notes

Makes just about two cups of icing. Mix with a stand mixer or hand mixer (or a whisk and determination).
The best food coloring is powdered coloring, as it will not adversely affect the consistency of the icing.
This is a great icing to drizzle over yellow cake, too.

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