Seriously, though… these are my new favorite cookies. I just love the flavors of spice that the holidays bring and am a huge fan of ginger anyway, so I figured I’d be on to something with these, but boy did they turn out amazingly. Like I can’t stop eating them – amazingly.
And y’all, they’re pretty dang easy, too. I love gingerbread, but I’m not always in the mood to have to roll dough out and deal with all that fussiness. With these, you get all the flavor (plus more) with a whole lot less work. This recipe doesn’t even require you to refrigerate the dough, like many do these days. When you want some cookies, you’ll have them in a short time. No more waiting! 
Now, the Eggnog Drizzle isn’t 100% necessary. The cookies are amazing right by themselves – chewy gingerbread deliciousness – but that drizzle just adds something special. Everyone who tasted them with and without the drizzle preferred them with it. But it’s totally up to you. Except that I said to make the drizzle. But you don’t have to. But you should. 🙂 Y’all enjoy!
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies with Eggnog Drizzle
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour*
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
For the drizzle:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons prepared eggnog
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
- Beat the butter with a mixer until smooth. Add 1 cup of sugar and cream together. Add the egg and mix well. Add the molasses and mix well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet. Mix well.
- Pour the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a small bowl. Drop the dough, using a cookie scoop, by 1 1/2 tablespoon dollops into the bowl of sugar and roll around to coat. Place the dough on the cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Allow to cool on the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Once the cookies are cool, make the drizzle by mixing the powdered sugar, eggnog, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. Add extra powdered sugar or eggnog to get it to a thick drizzling consistency. Pour the drizzle into a zip-top bag and seal. Cut a small opening in one corner of the bag and drizzle the glaze over the cookies. Allow to harden. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Deanna McK says
I love eggnog and I love ginger cookies so together they’ll be great. Getting the ingredients today. Thanks for the recipe …. Merry Christmas!!!
Stacey says
I sure hope you’ll enjoy these! I’ve eaten 4 just this morning! Merry Christmas, friend!
Cindy F says
Hi Stacey,
I doubled this recipe for a cookie exchange, but they did not go flat in the cooking process. They stayed in the ball shape and had to be flattened with a fork when they came out of the oven. I went back over this recipe with a fine tooth comb to see if I had made any mistakes but couldn’t find any. The dough did seem a bit dry…any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Stacey says
Hi Cindy! I hate to hear you had trouble. I’ve actually never had trouble with this dough being dry. If anything, it’s been little soft to roll in the sugar. There could be two things going on here. First… How do you measure your flour? Are you scooping into a canister or bag with your measuring cup or are you spoon it into the cup and leveling it off? The only other thing it could be is that your butter wasn’t soft enough, but that shouldn’t have kept them from spreading in the oven.
Cindy says
Thank you for your reply! I used a 32oz bag of flour since I needed the 4 cups and then added the extra 1/2 cup. I bet that is where I made the mistake. I didn’t measure out the 4 cups and there must have been extra in the bag. I will be making these again since they tasted great! Merry Christmas!
Stacey says
Merry Christmas!! I hope the next batch turns out better for you!
marye says
I cannot resist Gingerbread cookies!!
Jane M. says
Stacey, using my tablespoon-sized dough scoop, how many cookies will this make (approximately)?
Jane M. says
P.S. Would be mounded tablespoon, not level.
Stacey says
I usually get about 26 cookies with a 1.5 tablespoon scoop.
Jane M. says
Thanks for your prompt response, Stacey. Just picked up some eggnog last night and look forward to making these cookies. I goofed and forgot to select the correct email notification on responses. 🙁
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Stacey says
No worries! Hope you enjoyed them!
Joanne @ No Plate Like Home says
I made ginger cookies that didn’t come out as chewy as I’d hoped. These look really good with the eggnog drizzle. Yum.
Stacey says
Thanks, Joanne! These are definitely a new fav!