Cooke Family Eggnog Recipes

COOKED EGGNOG

Steps:

• Place the eggs and sugar into a pan, and whisk until light colored and frothy. Whisk in 2 cups of milk until thoroughly blended. Place the pan over medium heat, continuing to stir until the mixture thickens, and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and allow to stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining 6 cups of milk, vanilla extract, and nutmeg. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to cool thoroughly before serving.

EGGNOG COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Cream sugar and butter until light. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Bake 20 to 23 minutes until bottoms turn light brown.

EGGNOG

Steps:

• For the eggnog: Heat the milk and cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat until warm.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar until light, fluffy and pale in color.
• Temper the egg yolks by adding a couple ladles of the warm milk/cream mixture into the egg mixture while whisking constantly. Add the mixture back to the pot over medium heat. Continue to cook, gently stirring, until thick, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a separate container and chill for at least 1 hour, then stir in the nutmeg.
• For the cocktail: When ready to serve, add the maple syrup and crushed gingersnaps to separate small plates. Run the rim of each martini glass in the maple syrup, then dip the rim in the crushed gingersnaps.
• For each drink, pour 3/4 cup of the eggnog into a cocktail shaker with ice and add 2 ounces of the bourbon. Shake vigorously, then pour into the prepared glass. Sprinkle over a little nutmeg and serve.

COOKIES & CREAM EGGNOG

Steps:

• Place eggnog and 10 cookies in blender container; cover. Blend until smooth.
• Pour into 8 glasses; top evenly with the whipped topping.
• Serve each topped with 1 of the remaining 8 cookies.

HOMEMADE EGGNOG RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat 3 cups (720 ml) of milk in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it is steaming, 5-6 minutes (do not allow it to come to a boil.)
• While the milk is warming, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl until pale yellow in color, 1-2 minutes.
• Once the milk has begun to steam, slowly pour half into the egg mixture while continuously whisking so the eggs don't scramble. Once combined, slowly pour the egg and milk mixture back into the saucepan. 4. Keep warm over medium-low heat, stirring continuously for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl. Place a medium bowl in the ice bath and set a fine-mesh sieve on top. Pour the egg mixture through the sieve to remove any unwanted egg bits.
• Remove the sieve and add the remaining cup of milk and heavy cream, and stir to combine. Let cool for 20 minutes, stirring every 5. Add the rum, if desired, then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. The eggnog will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• Serve with freshly grated nutmeg on top.
• Enjoy!

FAMILY STYLE EGGNOG

Steps:

• separate eggs.
• whisk yolks with 1/2 C sugar in a 3qt bowl.
• whip whites with 1/4 C sugar, until fairly stiff/soft peaks.
• whip cream.
• fold cream into yolks.
• fold beaten whites into yolk/cream mixture.
• combine prepared eggnog, vanilla and milk.
• pour milk mixture into yolk/cream/whites mixture.
• grate nutmeg on top and chill in freezer for about 30 minutes.
• serve.

EGGNOG CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, dry pudding mix, baking powder and nutmeg. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in rum extract. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing well after each addition. Stir in chocolate.
• Refrigerate 30 min.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Cover baking sheets with parchment. Shape dough into 50 (1-inch) balls; roll, one at a time, in powdered sugar until all balls are heavily coated with sugar. Reroll balls, if necessary, to use all the powdered sugar.
• Place, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until centers of cookies are set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 1 min. Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.

COOKE FAMILY EGGNOG

Steps:

• Separate eggs. Beat eggs yolks until thick. Add sugar gradually, beating. Then slowly add the brandy and rum, mix well. Stir in half-and-half. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into egg yolk-cream-liquor mixture.