Eggnog Cookies

These cookies are amazing! Seriously. They turned out fabulous! Great for the holidays! The recipe calls for no eggnog, but the combintation of rum and the other ingredients really give it a hint of eggnog flavor.  Adapted from eggnog thumbprint cookies.

Eggnog Cookies (yields 3-4 dozen):
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. spent grain flour
3/4 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

ICING:
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. rum
pinch of ground nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine flours and salt in a small mixing bowl and set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream butter and both white and brown sugars until smooth.  Add egg and vanilla and mix well.  Add flour mixture, mixing by hand until a soft dough forms. 

Roll dough into 1" balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet, about 2" apart from one another. 

Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

ICING:
In a small bowl, mix together salt and butter.  Mix in powdered sugar.  Add rum.  Mix till smooth. 
Spread onto tops of cookies, sprinkle nutmeg over top of freshly iced cookies.

Enjoy!