Eggnog Cookies

By davidv

Why limit yourself this holiday? Have another helping of eggnog by making these cookies!

Tip: If you use salted butter, only use half the amount of salt recommended in the recipe. This will help balance the sweetness of the other ingredients.

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 1-1/2 sticks butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tsp rum extract
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Frosting:
• 1/2 stick butter, softened
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp milk
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 1 –1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare the cookies, first preheat the oven to 350°F. Fit a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and cream together the butter, sugar, and rum extract. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on medium speed until just incorporated.

Roll about 2 tsp of the dough into a circle and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, leaving about 1" between each cookie. Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes; cool.

To make the frosting, cream together the butter, salt, milk, and rum extract. Add 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, or more if needed, to get the desired thickness. Spread about 2 tsp of the frosting on each cookie. In a tiny bowl, combine the cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle a bit on each cookie to garnish.