Egg Nog Cookies

Egg Nog Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup eggnog
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large egg yolks
1 tbsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside. Cream sugar and butter with a electric mixer until it forms a grainy paste.Add eggnog, vanilla and egg yolks and beat at medium speed until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed JUST until combined do not over mix. Drop by teaspoonful onto a ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with nutmeg and bake for 23 to 25 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer to a flat surface to cool immediately.