Melt-in-Your-Mouth Eggnog Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, plus more for topping
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp rum extract
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature, I used 1/4 cup salted and 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 – 5 Tbsp eggnog
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon with a whisk for 30 seconds, then put the bowl aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer with the paddle attached, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together until the mixture looks light and airy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing only until each one disappears into the batter. Blend in the vanilla extract, rum extract and egg nog.
3. Turn the mixer down to low and gradually add the dry mixture, stopping as soon as the dough comes together. Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough onto baking sheets lined with Silpat or parchment paper, leaving 2-inches between the cookies.
4. Bake in the heated oven for 11 – 13 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for several minutes, then move them to a wire rack and let them cool all the way. Frost with Eggnog Frosting and finish with a light dusting of nutmeg.