6 unique recipes for Christmas cookies with alcohol that you will simply love!

By adding a small amount of alcohol, even baking becomes more cheerful.

Most often, rum is added to sweets, whose aroma and taste are unmistakable.

Get inspired by our Drunken Candy Recipes!

Egg cognac, griotka, various types of liqueurs, nutmeg or mead will make your sweets even tastier.

You can add them to dough, creams and toppings.

Which variant will you try first?

Drunk cupcakes Izidor

Who doesn’t know the famous balls that taste and smell like rum? Try this proven version!

Ingredients:

• 400 g plain flour
• 200g of granulated sugar
• 250 g of butter
• 140 g ground walnuts
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• zest and juice of one lemon
• a pinch of ground cinnamon

Nut filling

• 300 g ground walnuts
• 100 g of powdered sugar
• 100 ml of rum
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar
• currant jam for spreading

Chocolate cream

• 300 g of butter
• 150 g granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar

Glaze

• 100 g of hera
• 200 g of cooking chocolate

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C and line a tray with baking paper.
2. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the dough, i.e. flour, sugar, melted butter, nuts, cocoa, lemon zest and juice and cinnamon.
3. Knead it into a dough, which you then fill in the molds for baking cupcakes.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 10-15 minutes until golden.
5. Leave the baked cupcakes to cool.
6. In the meantime, prepare the nut filling by mixing nuts, sugar and rum.
7. Spread the cold drunken candy with currant jam and use a spoon or a garnish to spread the nut filling inside.
8. Then prepare the chocolate cream.
9. Beat the eggs with the sugar and then beat the butter and cocoa into their mixture.
10. Apply the chocolate cream to the cookies with the help of a decoration and let it harden in the fridge.
11. The last step is to melt the chocolate in the game and create a chocolate coating, in which you will then dip the cupcakes.
12. Let the drunk candy harden again in the refrigerator.

Drunken candy with egg cognac

You don’t just have to drink eggnog on the holidays, you can also add go to your favorite candy!

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup of butter
• 3/4 cup of eggnog
• 6 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tbsp baking powder

Glaze

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup of butter
• 4 tablespoons of egg cognac
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Method:

1. Mix buttermilk and baking soda in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Mix butter and sugar in a mixer.
3. Add eggs, salt, vanilla and eggnog. Mix well.
4. Add three cups of flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder. Mix until everything is combined.
5. Add the buttermilk-baking soda mixture and another three cups of flour.
6. Wrap the resulting dough in cling film and refrigerate overnight.
7. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
8. Divide the dough in half and use a rolling pin to roll it out and cut out the desired shapes on the sheet and cutters.
9. Place the drunk cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
10. Proceed in the same way with the second half of the dough.
11. Bake for 9-10 minutes.
12. Leave the drunk candy to cool and prepare the frosting in the meantime.
13. Beat the butter in a mixer until it turns almost white.
14. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and three tablespoons of eggnog.
15. Beat on low speed for 3-5 minutes and add the last spoonful of liqueur, depending on the consistency of the cream.
16. Decorate the cooled cookies with a decoration.

Drunk František Christmas cuts

Cocoa fluffy dough, a layer of nut-rum filling, cocoa cream and chocolate coating on the surface. What more could you ask for?

Ingredients:

• 150 g of powdered sugar
• 150 g of butter
• 4 eggs
• 120 g ground walnuts
• 70 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Nut filling

• 200 g ground walnuts
• 100 g of powdered sugar
• 150 ml of rum
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar

Cocoa cream

• 800 ml of milk
• 250 g of butter
• 100 g of granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp cocoa
• 2 packets of Golden Ear cream powder

Glaze

• 150 g of cooking chocolate
• 50 g of herria

Method:

1. Beat the butter and sugar to a creamy consistency, then gradually mix in the egg yolks.
2. Add ground nuts, flour and baking powder.
3. Beat the egg whites until stiff and then fold them into the batter.
4. Bake on a tray lined with baking paper in an oven preheated to 180°C for approximately 15-18 minutes.
5. In the meantime, prepare the walnut filling.
6. For the filling, mix all the listed ingredients in a bowl and let it stand for about a quarter of an hour.
7. Then prepare the cocoa cream. Dissolve the sugar, cream powder and cocoa in the milk over a low heat, then beat the butter into the cooled mixture.
8. Spread and smooth the nut filling on the baked, cooled body and then the cocoa cream as well.
9. Place in the fridge for two hours.
10. Pour the chocolate frosting, created by melting the chocolate in the game, over the hardened boozy candy.
11. Then let the frosting harden in the cold.

Luxurious plums in rum and chocolate

Easy and very tasty cookies that you have ready once or twice. Loved by both men and women!

Ingredients:

• 250 g of prunes
• approx. 400 ml of rum
• 2 teaspoons of honey

Glaze

• 100 g of cooking chocolate
• 50 h of high-percentage dark chocolate
• 50 g of herria
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons of whipped cream

Method:

1. Place the prunes in a glass and pour in the required amount of rum so that they are completely submerged.
2. Add two teaspoons of honey to the glass and stir.
3. Close the jar and let it sit for a day.
4. Shake the jar every day so that all the plums are properly soaked.
5. After the plum has expired, drain it, drain it thoroughly and put it in the fridge for a while.
6. Melt all the ingredients for the chocolate frosting in a saucepan over a water bath.
7. When the frosting is smooth and creamy, use a skewer to dip the cooled plums into it.
8. Place on a plate or silicone mat, where let the chocolate harden.

Christmas stars with eggnog

Try this classic looking candy with an unusual taste!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1 cup of butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• 2 tablespoons of espresso powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons of eggnog

Method:

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, espresso powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. In a separate bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and both sugars on medium-high speed.
3. Add the eggs and beat until combined.
4. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients.
5. At the end, mix in the egg liqueur as well.
6. Cover the dough in the bowl tightly with cling film and put it in the fridge for at least two hours.
7. Preheat the oven to 170°C and line the trays with baking paper.
8. Divide the dough into four equal parts. Remove one part of the dough from the refrigerator, leave the remaining dough in it.
9. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of approximately half a centimeter. Use cutters to cut out stars or other arbitrary shapes from the dough.
10. Put the tray with the cut cookies in the freezer for 10 minutes and then immediately transfer it to the oven.
11. Bake the drunk cookies for approximately 7-9 minutes.
12. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
13. While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting.
14. In a small bowl, mix together the icing sugar, vanilla and three tablespoons of eggnog to make a smooth but thick frosting. Add another teaspoon of eggnog if needed.
15. Transfer the frosting to a decorating bag and decorate the drunken candy according to your imagination.
16. At the end, you can decorate the candy with Christmas decorations.

Drunk Christmas cookies with nuts

You can use not only rum or egg cognac, but also nutmeg to prepare sweets.

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 170 g of butter
• 70 g of mascarpone
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tbsp nut liqueur

Chocolate-nut filling

• 70 g of butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 50 g ground walnuts
• pinch of salt
• 140 g of chocolate

Method:

1. Mix the flour, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a bowl.
2. Beat the butter, mascarpone and sugars with a mixer until fluffy.
3. Stir in the egg yolk and nut liqueur.
4. Then add the flour mixture and beat until combined.
5. Wrap the finished dough in cling film and put it in the fridge for at least an hour.
6. Fill individual nut molds with dough and place on a baking sheet.
7. Place in the freezer for about an hour.
8. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
9. Bake the drunk cookies for approximately 25 minutes.
10. Leave to cool and in the meantime prepare the filling for gluing.
11. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
12. Whisk the walnuts and salt into the mixture.
13. Stir in the melted chocolate.
14. Always glue two pieces of candy together with the resulting mixture.

Alcohol and baking

All kinds of alcohol belong to festive moments. But it doesn’t have to be just about toasts. Why not use it for Christmas baking as well? Rum, griotka, brandy, almond, coffee or nut liqueur, mead and traditional egg cognac taste and smell great not only on their own, but also if you decide to use them to liven up your Christmas cookies.

You don’t have to worry about the effects of alcohol, because only a little of it is always used in recipes for drunken sweets, and if alcohol is added to the dough, for example, most of it evaporates during baking. Only its smell and taste will remain. In addition to the dough, you can use it to make various fillings, creams and toppings special. The combination with nuts and chocolate is especially popular.