Eggnog Cookies with Rum Frosting

These are a yummy cake-like cookie.  They do not look fancy, but they taste amazing.  They are also super easy to make.  They are probably my most requested cookies.  

You can premake the dough and freeze it.  I like to do that in early December to help save time closer to the holidays.  I'll buy a half gallon of eggnog and make four batches of dough to bake throughout December.  I think this year, I'll buy another half-gallon around New Years, and freeze some dough so I can make these cookies after the holidays. 

1 cup butter (softened)

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 cup Eggnog

3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon nutmeg  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment paper on cookie sheets. Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg and eggnog. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Allow cookies to cool completely.  

The rum frosting is my own creation.  I cannot tell you the exact measurements since I just toss everything together and make everything based on consistency and taste, but here is what you need: 

Some Butter (softened)

Some Confectioners Sugar

Some Rum (preferrably dark)

Some Nutmeg 

Cream the butter and sugar.  Add the rum. (I like rum, so I normally add a lot but you can always just add a splash) and sprinkle in some nutmeg.  It's that easy! 

(A simple, unfancy version.)

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