In our family, there are some advocaat (egg liqueur) lovers. Therefore, I always like to cook and bake with advocaat (of course) to meet my loved one's wishes and preferences.
Advocaat gives cookies a heavenly, vanilla taste and always makes cookies and creams incredibly fluffy and creamy.
You can either use a store-bought Advocaat (egg liqueur/eggnog) or a homemade egg liqueur.
The advocaat bites are particularly suitable for those who are more after subtle and less prominent advocaat flavor.
Thanks to their rather subtle taste, they are particularly well suited for leisurely enjoyment, including tea or coffee.
These little delicacies are low in fructose and are therefore suitable in moderation for people with fructose intolerance.
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🥘 Ingredients
To create the dough for these delicious Advocaat Bites, you will need
- 6.34 oz (180g) plain flour,
- one package of custard powder (vanilla flavor),
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder,
- 3.5 oz (100g) powdered sugar,
- one egg,
- and 2.36 fl oz (70ml) of advocaat
For the glaze, you will need
- 2 tablespoons of advocaat,
- 3.5 oz (100g) of powdered sugar,
- and afterward, chocolate flakes to sprinkle as decoration.
Now you have all the ingredients together. When baking with advocaat, always make sure to buy a high-quality advocaat. Otherwise, your creations will taste more like booze than advocaat.
I always pay attention to buying the ingredients for my cooking creations from small local farmers (where possible). For example, the best eggs I always get directly from a small farmer nearby, and you can taste the difference!
So if you have the opportunity, try to get your ingredients from local producers who pay attention to adequate feeding and welfare-oriented animal husbandry.
Don't wanna buy Advocaat from the store? I've got you covered! Here is the recipe for a delicious homemade Advocaat Egg Liqueur!
🍽 Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl for the dough
- 1 close-meshed sieve
- 1 close-meshed sieve to sieve the flour, custard powder, and baking powder into the mixing bowl
- 1 Hand-held mixer or stationary mixer
- 2 Teaspoons for creating the cookie heaps
- 1 Tablespoon (used to measure the advocaat for the glaze)
- 1-2 backing trays
- 1-2 sheets of baking paper
- 1 pastry brush
- 1 small bowl for creating the delicious glaze
🔪 Instructions
First of all, preheat the oven to 356 °F (180 °C) to have it ready for your cookies later on. Now let's get started with the dough. Mix flour, custard powder, and baking powder, and sieve it into a mixing bowl. Then add powdered sugar, one egg, and the advocaat and mix it with a hand mixer.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DON'T GET UPSET WHILE MIXING THE DOUGH! 😅
No worries when mixing the dough for the advocaat bites with the mixer. In the beginning, it seems dry and crumbly, and you get the feeling that it is impossible to make a smooth dough!
Here, as is often the case with baking and cooking, a little patience is required. You will notice that from one moment to the next, the dough forms into a smooth paste. So don't stop hastily with the mixing! As a result, you will get a soft, sticky dough. Thanks to its particular consistency, this dough is lovely to shape.
Now you can form small heaps of dough (approx. 37 pieces) with the two coffee spoons and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. For the 37 cookies, you need two baking sheets.
Once the first baking tray is filled with dough heaps, bake in the oven for 15 minutes on the middle rack. In the meantime, while your delicacies are in the oven getting ready, you can take care of making the glaze.
Fancy a delicious and easy-to-bake cookie? Try out my Roasted Almond Slivers with Chocolate Cookies, Walnut Meringue Cookies, or Coconut Kisses!
Preparing the Advocaat Bites Glaze
The glaze is quite easy. Mix two tablespoons of advocaat with the powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl (it's best to use a tablespoon here for mixing) and stir the mixture until it becomes a sticky glaze. (Yes, everything in this recipe is sticky. 🤣 That's how it should be! 😁).
Do not forget about the cookies in the oven!
After two times a quarter of an hour, the baking of the Advocaat Bites is completed. Let them cool down a little so that the glaze then holds better.
Glazing the Advocaat Bites
The final touch can begin. For glazing the advocaat bites, it's best to use a pastry brush. Coat the advocaat bites individually with the previously prepared glaze and sprinkle the chocolate flakes as decoration directly afterward. Repeat 37 times, and then allow them to dry on the baking paper.
You did it! Now you have created delicious advocaat bites!
Enjoy them at a cozy Advent snack with coffee, tea, and Christmas music! To store these delicacies, put them in a cookie tin lined with greaseproof paper and seal tightly, so the advocaat bites don't dry out.
📖 Recipe
Advocaat Bites
Ingredients
- 180 g Farina
- 1 Package Custard Powder Vanilla flavor
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 70 ml Advocaat (Egg liqueur/Eggnog)
- 100 g Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg
For Glazing and to sprinkle
- 2 Tablespoons Advocaat (Egg liqueur / Eggnog)
- 100 g Powdered Sugar
- Some Chocolate Sprinkles
Instructions
- Mix flour with pudding powder and baking powder and sieve into a mixing bowl.
- One by one add powdered sugar, advocaat and the egg.
- Preheat the oven to 356 °F (180 °C).
- Mix with a hand-held or stationary mixer to a smooth dough.
- Form small piles of dough with 2 teaspoons and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Place the filled tray in the middle of the preheated oven and bake the cookies for about 15 minutes.
For Glazing
- Stir the advocaat with powdered sugar until smooth.
- Coat the cooled bites with the glaze using the pastry brush, and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
Notes
Don't get upset while mixing the dough 😀
No worries when mixing the dough for the advocaat bites with the mixer. In the beginning, it seems dry and crumbly, and you get the feeling that it is impossible to make a smooth dough! Here, as is often the case with baking and cooking, a little patience is required. You will notice that from one moment to the next, the dough forms into a smooth paste. So don't stop hastily with the mixing! As a result, you will get a soft, sticky dough. Thanks to its consistency, this dough is lovely to shape.Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
⛑ Food Safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Kalin
These look so tasty! I had never heard of advocaat before but it sounds really similar to eggnog
Marita
They look delicious. Definitley will be part of my cookie offering next Cristmas.
Gabriela
These cookies look so delicious. I love the addition of chocolate sprinkles on top it is a quick dessert for that perfect palette cleanser after a nice big Christmas dinner.
Sunrita Dutta
These look and sound so yummy. Can almost feel the fragrance seeping throughout the house!
Tyanne Johnson
I am glad that you mentioned that it might be hard to imagine it turning into a dough when it is so crumbly in the beginning! That is good to know.
Leslie
Does it really get any better than an alcoholic cookie?? These look incredibly dreamy! YUM!
Faith
These look delicious. I had no idea what advocaat was until I clicked on the link. Learn something everyday.
Kay
This Advocaat Bites recipe was delicious, we had ours with a nice cup of coffee :)Thanks for sharing!!
Faith
These look delicious. I will have to try them.
Debra
Ok...I had never heard of adocaat...but now I need to go out and buy some so I can make these.
Natalie
Such an interesting recipe. I think I never tried anything like it before. I must save this and give it a try. Sounds really delicious!
Amy
Oh my...... you had me at alcoholic cookie! And I love Advocaat too although I have to admit I haven't had it for years but what a great way to introduce it back into my bar!
Jere Cassidy
Lovely little cookies, I am not familiar with custard powder, but am interested in that as an ingredient for these cookies.
Andra
I love the idea! I think they will go fantastic with a cup of coffee! Can't wait to try this 😀
Cindy Mom the Lunch Lady
I've never really heard about advocate, but these cookies look and sound like a delicious little boozy treat!
Emily Flint
Thes sound amazing and I love any dessert with a little liqueur. I'm pinning this for the next holiday season!
mihaela
It is unfair that Christmas is just once a year:) With so many goodies to make and eat, it would be so much fun to have a few repeats!:)) I also love your homemade advocate eggnog recipe, something to remember to make at Christmas!
Gregory Halpen
Mmmm these look so good! First time learning about Advocaat Bites
Jac
Going to file this recipe away and make it for my mum at xmas! She will love these. Thanks!
Marita
Oh these are delicious. I love eggnog for any season. Thank you for this great cookie recipe
Gina Abernathy
These sound so delicious and would make a beautiful presentation for a holiday gathering. Yes, I agree, fresh eggs do have a much better taste.
Susan
I love bite size cookies, and the eggnog flavor makes them perfect for the holidays!
Cooking with Carbs
I must admit I've never used advocaat before, but these sound so delicious! I can't wait to try these!
Jeannie
An austrian treat! Though I never tried one when I visited there this looks so good thanks for sharing this advocaat before its nice to learn recipes from other countries
Leah
Okay so I’ve never had Advocaat before but how you describe it sounds like I need to try it! These cookies sound amazing!!
Esmé Slabbert
This is an incredibly interesting recipe. I am familiar with Advocaat, although have not heard of Farina before, fortunately noticed that you mentioned that it's plain flour. Love to learn no terms and what products are being called in different parts of the world.
Michelle | Taste As You Go
I've never tried these before and can't wait to make the recipe when it cools down a bit in New England!
Leslie
This is a great Advocaat Egg Liqueur Bites recipe! Thank you for the tips on the mixing dough. Very helpful!
Seanna Borrows
These are so light and delicious. Perfect thing to serve with tea. Great recipe!
Luca
It was the first time I tried to make these delicious bites and I regret not having tried them earlier. I love the taste and they are easy to make!
Brianna May
You had me at alcoholic cookie! Yummy