Everything Eggnog! Creative Recipes: Cookies, Cake, Ice Cream & More

If you thought eggnog was a ho-hum holiday tradition, do we have a surprise for you. 22 creative surprises, in fact! Come have your fill of recipe options for this yuletide “egg milk punch” from 10 scrumptious cookie variants to 12 more treats, like cupcakes, donuts, muffins, macarons, pudding, and even ice cream! Great for serving at your holiday gatherings and for giving as presents. Eggnog can definitely go from ho-hum to yum-yum!

10 Eggnog Cookie Recipes You Must Try

For those who never thought of eggnog in cookie form, see what you’ve been missing! These 10 variants we found are so creative: from whoopie pies, to bars, to snickerdoodles, to thumbprint, to fruit-filled.

1 – Melt-in-Your-Mouth Eggnog Cookies from Cooking Classy

2 – Creamy Eggnog Cookie Bars from Annie’s Eats

3 – Eggnog Meltaways from The Recipe Critic

4 – Chocolate Eggnog Whoopie Pies from Barbara Bakes

5 – Frosted Eggnog Cookies from Taste of Home

6 – Eggnog Cookie Sandwiches with caramel drizzle from Food Network

7 – Eggnog Snickerdoodles with brandy and rum extracts from All Recipes

8 – Cranberry-stuffed Eggnog Cookies from Pillsbury

9 – Eggnog Thumbprint Cookies from White Lights on Wednesday

10 – Eggnog Snickerdoodles from Amy’s Healthy Baking

More Recipes for Eggnog Treats to Serve and to Give!

Want to try non-cookie goodies using eggnog, too? Look at this delightful dozen of recipes that are sure to suit any preference for a festive holiday treat. You’ll never think of eggnog the same old way again!

1 – Gingerbread Macarons with Eggnog Buttercream from Butter Baking

2 – Eggnog Cake from Inside Bru Crew Life

3 – Eggnog Coffee Cake Muffins from Two Peas and Their Pod

4 – Eggnog Marshmallows from The Kitchn

5 – Four-ingredient Eggnog Cupcakes from Kirbie Cravings

6 – Elsie’s Eggnog Cake Balls from Borden Dairy

7 – Eggnog Ice Cream from Simply Recipes

8 – Eggnog Truffles from Shugary Sweets

9 – Mini Cinnamon Eggnog Donuts with Eggnog Glaze from The Sweet Chick

10 – Eggnog Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars from Baked by Rachel

11 – Eggnog Pudding with Whipped Cream from Five Heart Home

12 – Eggnog Tarts from Steph’s Silver Boxes

Do you have a unique recipe of your own using eggnog in some form? We’d love to hear about it. Share in a comment below!