Glazed Eggnog Cookies

Christmas means cookies and eggnog. What is better than the two of them together? My kids were more than happy to eat the cookies and help drink the left over eggnog. Of course, Santa needs some, too, so you'll have to find a way to keep some from the kids eating them all! Good luck with that.

 

Glazed Eggnog Cookies

3/4 c. butter, softened

1/2 c. eggnog

1 1/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 egg yolks (save the whites for divinity!)

2 1/4 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

Cream the butter and sugar together. Mix in eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients and stir. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Use a cookie scoop to drop dough on cookie sheets. If the dough is stiff, you may need to flatten slightly with a fork or the bottom of a glass. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool about two minutes before removing from baking sheet.

Glaze:

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

eggnog

Put the sugar in a bowl and add eggnog until it is the desired consistency. Put the glaze in sandwich bag and close with twist tie or rubber band. Snip off a small corner of the bag and drizzle over the cookies. Sprinkle the tops with nutmeg.