Macadamia Eggnog Creams

Name: Macadamia Eggnog Creams
Yield: Makes 5 dozen 3-inch star cookies
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups (17½ ounces/496 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, eggnog; 1 , large egg; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened but still cool; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces/149 grams), granulated sugar; 1/4 cup packed (1¾ ounces/50 grams), light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon, rum; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar; 1 cup, whole macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday
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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

Real eggnog in the cookie dough gives these sugar cookies a holiday spin.

SERVES Makes 5 dozen 3-inch star cookies

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