Eggnog Cookies

Description

These cookies are very cakey and taste strongly of eggnog. They’re great and festive for the holidays!

Ingredients

• ¾ cup softened butter
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup eggnog (store-bought)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp nutmeg
• 3 cups flour
• Frosting:
• 6 tbs prepared eggnog
• 2½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. nutmeg

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, eggnog, and vanilla, and mix well.
2. Add salt, soda, and nutmeg and mix well. Add flour and mix until combined. It should form a very soft dough.
3. Drop spoonfuls onto a lined baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes, until lightly brown. Let cool before frosting.
4. For frosting, combine all ingredients, mixing until smooth. Frost cooled cookies, and store between layers of wax paper or parchment paper.