Recipe: Macadamia Eggnog Creams (cookies)
Misc.A relative sent these to our Christmas Cookie Exchange this year. (she was under the weather). She used a small Christmas tree cookie cutter to make them. They were adorable AND delicious!
Macadamia Eggnog Creams
3 cups flour
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon nutmeg
teaspoon salt
cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
cup plus 2 Tablespoons eggnog
1 large egg
2 sticks unsalted butter
cup sugar
1 Tablespoon rum
1 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Reserve. Whisk cup eggnog and egg together in measuring cup. With electric mixer beat butter and sugars until fluffy. Add flour and eggnog mixtures alternately, in 2 batches, beating after each addition. Divide dough into quarters, wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll each dough quarter into a 12-inch round, 1/8th inch thick. Cut cookies with 3-inch cutter. Bake until lightly browned around edges, 8-10 minutes.
Cool cookies completely.
Whisk remaining 2 Tablespoons eggnog with rum. Whisk in powdered sugar until smooth. Spoon glaze over cookies and sprinkle with nuts. Glaze sets in about 30 minutes.
Macadamia Eggnog Creams
3 cups flour
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon nutmeg
teaspoon salt
cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
cup plus 2 Tablespoons eggnog
1 large egg
2 sticks unsalted butter
cup sugar
1 Tablespoon rum
1 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Reserve. Whisk cup eggnog and egg together in measuring cup. With electric mixer beat butter and sugars until fluffy. Add flour and eggnog mixtures alternately, in 2 batches, beating after each addition. Divide dough into quarters, wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll each dough quarter into a 12-inch round, 1/8th inch thick. Cut cookies with 3-inch cutter. Bake until lightly browned around edges, 8-10 minutes.
Cool cookies completely.
Whisk remaining 2 Tablespoons eggnog with rum. Whisk in powdered sugar until smooth. Spoon glaze over cookies and sprinkle with nuts. Glaze sets in about 30 minutes.
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