Eggnog Cookies with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp

baking powder

3/4 tsp

nutmeg

1/2 tsp

EACH salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon

1/4 tsp

EACH ground cloves, ground ginger

16 tbsp

unsalted butter (softened*)

1 cup

packed brown sugar

1/2 cup

granulated sugar

1 oz

Cream Cheese (softened*)

egg

large hard cooked egg yolks (pressed through fine mesh strainer)

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/3 cup

eggnog

4 tbsp

unsalted butter (softened*)

2 1/4 cups

Powdered sugar

4 oz

softened cream cheese cut into 8 pieces**

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

EACH ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon

1 tbsp

eggnog

crushed candy canes