Iced Eggnog Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup prepared eggnog
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup prepared eggnog

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar.
• 2 mix in 1/3 cup eggnog, egg, and vanilla.
• 3 add sifted dry ingredients and mix well.
• 4 divide dough in half. wrap. chill at least an hour so dough will handle well.
• 5 working with half of dough at a time, roll to 1/4 inch thick and cut with 3 to 4 inch cookie cutters.
• 6 bake 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets, at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 7 when cookies have cooled, frost with frosting made by combining powdered sugar and 1/4 cup eggnog. (you can divide the frosting and tint it different colors if you'd like.these make really cute "frosty" the snowmen.).