Eggnog Cookies
Makes 6 dozen
1 1/4 cups white sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup eggnog
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Cream sugar and butter until light. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks;
beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat at
low speed until just combined. Do not over mix.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch
apart. Sprinkle
lightly with nutmeg. Bake 20 to 23 minutes, until bottoms turn light brown.