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What made anyone think of
mixing eggs and milk and
___________ it? While it may
sound yucky, eggnog has been
enjoyed around Thanksgiving,
_____________ and the New
Year holidays for hundreds of
years.
Historians are not sure who
first ____________ the drink,
but most _____________ it
originated from a medieval
British "posset," a hot, milky
drink flavored with rare
____________. Because
milk, eggs and spices were
expensive, eggnog was often
used in a toast to prosperity
and ___________.
Standards Link: History: Students know holidays and ceremonies of different societies.
Look at the objects pictured here. Think about how you
would combine two of them to make something new.
What would you call your new thing? How would you use it?
Some say nog
comes from the word
noggin meaning a:
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2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, at room
temperature
1/2 cup eggnog
1 1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
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Preheat oven to 300°F. 1.
Mix flour, baking powder,
cinnamon and nutmeg in a
bowl. Set aside.
2.
In another bowl, mix sugar
and butter until creamed.
Add eggnog, vanilla and egg
yolks, mix until smooth.
3.
Add dry ingredients to
creamed ingredients and
mix until moist.
4.
Place rounded teaspoons of
cookie dough onto baking
sheet about 2 inches apart.
Sprinkle with nutmeg.
5.
Bake for 20 minutes or until
bottoms are lightly browned.
6.
Remove from baking sheet
and let cool. Makes 3 dozen.
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Complete the following to explain your Creative Combo!
I would combine a ___________ and a ________ to
make a _____________.
It would be used for _____________________________
_____________________________________________.
