Recipe - Eggnog Thumbprints

2/3 cup Butter or margarine
One half cup Granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
2 Egg yolks
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 One half cup Allpurpose flour
2 Egg whites; slightly beaten
1 cup Walnuts; finely chopped
One fourth cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Powdered sugar; sifted
1 teaspoon Rum or One fourth teaspoon rum
extract
1 teaspoon Milk; (1 to 2)
Ground nutmeg

1. BEAT the 2/3 cup butter or margarine in a mixing bowl with an electric
mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and the
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg: beat till combined. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden
spoon. If necessary, cover and chill dough about 1 hour or till easy to
handle.

2. SHAPE into 1inch balls. Roll balls in egg whites, then in chopped
walnuts. Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Press centers
with your thumb. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till
edges are lightly browned, cool on wire racks.

3. FOR FILLING, beat the One fourth cup butter or margarine till softened. Add
powdered sugar and beat till fluffy. Beat in rum or rum extract and enough
milk to make of spreading consistency. Spoon or pipe about One half teaspoon
filling into center of each cookie. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

NOTES : Dust these delicious cookies as you would their namesake holiday
drink....with a sprinkling of ground nutmeg
Recipe by: Better Homes Christmas Cookies 1997

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 541 by "Marie Smith"
craftee@sprynet.com on Jan 17, 1998