Friday, December 7, 2012

Egg Nog Glazed Spritz Cookies

It wouldn't be Christmas without Spritz Cookies! I love the fun shapes and if you dig deep enough you can find many different flavor variations. These Egg Nog Spritz have just jumped to the top of my favorites list! They are full of big flavors, vanilla, nutmeg and rum. I don't have rum extract but did have dark rum:@) So that's what I used in the glaze. And speaking of the glaze, you'll want to save the recipe-I can only imagine how amazing it would be drizzled over a bundt cake or a homemade fruit cake!
Since this is a grown-up cookie I opted out of the sprinkles for decoration and simply gave them a light dusting of freshly grated nutmeg while the glaze was still wet. I think this would be the perfect cookie for an elegant New Years Eve party. Don't hesitate to try them folks!

Egg Nog Glazed Spritz-adapted from Land O Lakes
1 C butter, softened
2/3 C sugar
1 egg
1 Tblsp vanilla-yep, a tablespoon
2 1/4 C A/P flour
1 tsp ground nutmeg-freshly grated is best

Glaze
1 C powdered sugar
1/4 C butter, melted
*1/4 tsp rum extract
*1-2 Tblsp water-however much needed to achieve desired thickness
  1. Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.
  2. Add dry and mix well.
  3. Fill press, form cookies on ungreased baking sheet.
  4. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, or until done.
  5. Remove from cookie sheet and while still warm, brush with glaze:
  6. Mix first three glaze ingredients in a bowl and add as much water as necessary.
  7. *I just used the sugar and butter, then added rum until I got a consistency I liked (less than 1 Tblsp).
  8. Brush over cookies.
  9. Optional-Decorate with sprinkles. Highly recommended-add an extra grating of nutmeg.
  10. Let glaze set up.
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