Christmas Eggnog Cookies

Name: Christmas Eggnog Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup eggnog; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 large egg yolks

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Recipe by Connie C.

I worried a bit about these as I've never heard of an eggnog cookie. Happened across his recipe in an old cookbook. They are a very moist cookie. My family loved them!

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READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 36

YIELD: 36 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2 ¹⁄₄

cups flour
1

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ¹⁄₄

cups white sugar
³⁄₄

cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂

cup eggnog
1

teaspoon vanilla
2

large egg yolks

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients together.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until it resembles a grainy paste.
Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and beat at medium speed until smooth.
Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed until blended. Do not overmix.
Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Lightly sprinkle nutmeg over the unbaked cookies.
Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until bottoms turn a light brown. Transfer from pans immediately to cool.

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