eggnog cheesecake cookies

i've never been one to love drinking eggnog, but i find it very tasteful in baked goods. a little strange, i know. so this year i thought i would do a little experimenting in the kitchen with some eggnog flavored cookies. if you're looking for something to make last minute this christmas, you can find the recipe below.

eggnog cheesecake cookies

ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, plus more for garnish
• 1/2 cup butter, soft at room temperature
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup eggnog

preheat oven to 350 F. in a mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. in a separate bowl, combine the butter, cream cheese, and sugar with a mixer. next, mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and eggnog. slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients with the mixer on low speed. be careful not to over mix. 

prepare a baking sheet by covering it with parchment paper. using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. bake at 350 for 11 minutes.

hope you're having a wonderful christmas eve!