Eggnog Spritz
From meals.com – Scandinavian recipes
MY NOTES: I made these for Christmas 2002. They fell apart and didn't have a real “noggy” flavor.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 c butter, softened
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/3 c eggnog
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp rum flavoring
- 3 T sugar
- 1 tsp nutmeg
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°
In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, 1 tsp nutmeg and salt.
In a separate bowl beat butter until fluffy. Add egg yolks, sugar, eggnog, vanilla and rum flavoring; blending all ingredients well. Gradually stir in flour mixture; mix well.
Place dough in cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheets. Combine 3 T sugar and 1 tsp ground nutmeg and sprinkle on top of the cookies.
Bake for 6-7 minutes or until it reaches a slightly yellow color.
Another site suggested a Glaze...
1 c powdered sugar
¼ c melted butter
¼ tsp rum extract
1-2 T hot water
In a small bowl, stir together sugar, butter and rum extract. Stir in enough hot water for desired consistency. While still warm, brush top of each cookie with glaze. Sprinkle with multicolored or red and green candies/decorations.