Eggnog thumbprint cookies

These cookies are H O L I D A Y! The perfect treat for holiday parties and guests, cookie exchanges, just because or even to bring to your neighbors! These are super easy to make and the look like a million bucks! 

They do not last long, so I usually double this recipe so that we can get least a few days out of them! 

Oh & if you love coffee, these pair so well with a nice warm cup of coffee while your snuggled up on the couch watching your most favorite Christmas movie. Speaking of favorite Christmas movies, I have quite a few...The Family Stone, Home Alone, The Grinch Stole Christmas, Four christmases...who am I kidding if a movie has anything Christmas in it I am all over that! 

RECIPE:


Ingredients:
Cookies:

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons eggnog
• Ground nutmeg for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat together 3/4 cup butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; mix to combine. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
4. Scoop tablespoonfuls of cookie dough, and roll into balls. Using the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon, make indentations in the middle of each circle.
5. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
6. In a small bowl, beat together 1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar, and eggnog until smooth. Put frosting to a piping bag. Add frosting to the indentation of each cookie. Sprinkle with a little ground nutmeg to finish.

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