Ruth’s Christmas Cookie Recipe

I don't know who Ruth is but she has a great Christmas cookie recipe that has a nice bite of nutmeg in it. My mom would cook these every year and I would help decorate. This year was my first baking the cookies myself and they're not too hard to make. The cookies usually come out a golden cream color but I use whole wheat flour so they came out a darker, almost gingerbread color.

Roll out and decorate:
2 1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. Baking powder (not soda)
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 T. milk
3/4 tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 C. butter, softened
1 C. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten

Directions:
Cream sugar and butter well. Add eggs. Sift dry ingredients and add along with milk. Mix well. Chill several hours.

Roll out (helps a little to knead each portion in some flour). Cut out with cookie cutters and place on greased sheet (I don’t grease). Bake 350° for about 8 min.

Frosting:
Combine 1 C. confectioners sugar and 1 egg white
If too runny, add more conf. Sugar (should flow freely).
Just before removing from mixer, add 1/2 tsp. Cream tartar. Mix.
Add color if desired and spread on cookies. Immediately decorate cookies before icing hardens.