It’s Cookie Time

by digby

‘Tis the night before Christmas Eve and if you aren’t shopping or wrapping you should be baking cookies.

Here’s an easy on to do if you aren’t a serious cookie baker but want to make something a little bit more special than the old Choco-chip (not that there’ sanything anything wrong with that.)

These are a little bit more old fashioned and “adult” than your usual sugar cookie:

* 2 1/2 cups flour, all purpose
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
* 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
* 1/2 cup purchased eggnog
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 large egg yolks
* 2 to 3 teaspoons ground nutmeg (If you can grind your own nutmeg, it really makes a difference.)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 300°. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Blend well with a whisk and set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream sugar and butter with an electric hand-held mixer. Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks; beat at medium speed until smooth. Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed just until dry ingredients are moistened. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to a flat surface with a spatula.

Or you could just put some rum or brandy in the eggnog and drink it instead. It’s all good.

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