Eggnog Delights Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract

Recipe

• 1 beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds or until smooth. add sugar, eggs and vanilla extract; beat until well blended.
• 2 gradually beat in flour and nutmeg, scraping side of bowl occasionally. stir in nuts. if needed, refrigerate 30 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls. place about 1 inch apart on baking sheets. (refrigerate remainder of dough while baking each batch of cookies.)
• 4 bake in preheated 375°f oven 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. remove from baking sheets. cool completely on wire racks.
• 5 prepare frosting. beat butter in small bowl until softened. gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar; beat until fluffy. beat in milk and imitation rum extract until well blended. frost center of each cookie with about 1 teaspoon frosting. sprinkle with additional nutmeg, if desired.