Granny Smith's Eggnog Cookies

Submitted by AustinMama

"This is my mother in law's recipe, and you don't use any eggnog! I make these every year for her (and me)!"

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• Cookies

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg

• Rum Frosting

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk

directions

1. For cookies:

2. Sift together flour, salt, nutmeg and salt. Cream butter, add sugar, cream until fluffy. Add extract and mix, add egg and mix well. Add sifted ingredients gradually and mix. Chill thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350 while chilling.
3. Allow 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, shape into balls and back 12-15 minutes in preheated oven. Cool and frost with Rum icing.

4. To make Rum Icing:

5. Cream butter, add extracts and mix. Add powdered sugar gradually and mix well. Add milk and mix.