Eggnog Thumbprints
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 4 dozen.
These cute cookie bites always get a recipe request. They make special holiday gifts and freeze well, too.— Mary Ann Ludwig, Edwardsville, Illinois
Ingredients
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2/3 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 large egg yolks
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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2 large egg whites
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1 cup finely chopped walnuts
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FILLING:
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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1/4 teaspoon rum extract
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 to 2 teaspoons 2% milk
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1 to 2 drops yellow food coloring, optional
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Additional ground nutmeg
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
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2.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Place walnuts in a separate shallow bowl. Dip balls in egg whites; roll in walnuts.
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3.
Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in center of each with your thumb. Bake 10-12 minutes or until center is set. Carefully remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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4.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat butter and extract until creamy. Beat in confectioners’ sugar alternately with enough milk to reach spreading consistency. If desired, beat in food coloring. Fill each cookie with 1/2 teaspoon filling. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 82 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 42mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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