Eggnog Snowman Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup eggnog
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup eggnog
• 1 -2 food coloring
• mini chocolate chip

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and butter.
• 2 beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until mixture is creamy (1-2 minutes).
• 3 add 1/3 cup eggnog, egg, and vanilla extract.
• 4 continue beating until well mixed (1-2 minutes).
• 5 reduce speed to low and add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
• 6 beat until dough is well mixed (1-2 minutes).
• 7 divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap.
• 8 refrigerate dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
• 9 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 10 roll out dough, one half at a time, on a lightly floured work surface to a 1/4 inch thickness.
• 11 cut out cookies with 3-4 inch snowman cookie cutter.
• 12 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet (i use silipat mat).
• 13 bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
• 14 remove from oven and cool completely.
• 15 meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients until creamy.
• 16 frost snowmen with frosting.
• 17 use the tinted frosting to decorate the cookies as desired.
• 18 add min chips for eyes and buttons.
• 19 for a wavy effect, pipe tinted frosting in parallel lines.
• 20 drag a toothpick through frosting before it sets.