Eggnog Christmas Cookies

By Tonya_Speed

Ingredients

• Cookie dough:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup eggnog
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Egg Yolk Paint
• 1/2 teaspoon water
• 2 egg yolks
• Liquid food coloring, in your choice of colors
• Plastic wrap
• Assorted Christmas cookie cutters
• New small paintbrushes

Details

Adapted from savingdinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Stir in eggs, eggnog and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, stir together dry ingredients (flour, nutmeg and baking powder). Add dry ingredients to moist ingredients and stir until all is incorporated. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
While dough is chilling, prepare egg yolk paint. In a small bowl, combine egg yolks and water. Divide mixture into small cups using as many different cups as you desire colors. Tint each cup with food coloring until egg yolk mixture reaches desired color. If paint begins to thicken add a few drops of water to thin out.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half and return one half of dough back to refrigerator. Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Using paintbrushes, paint cookies as desired.
Bake for 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned.