2/3 cup sugar
1 cup butter -- softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
For Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter -- softened
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon rum extract
Heat oven to 400F. In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter, egg, salt, spices, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 2 to 3 minutes. If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate until firm enough to form cookies, 30 to 45 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. For Glaze, in small bowl stir together powdered sugar, butter, water, and rum extract until smooth. Drizzle or pipe over warm cookies.
KAB in Chicago, IL Dec 17, 2008
Would not make this again.
I was very excited to make these cookies for a cookies exchange that I have tomorrow where I needed 10 dozen. I am disappointed to say the least. First, the dough has been impossible to work with....way too sticky to come out of my press...even after chilling for quite a while it won't release from the press. The recipe only made barely 40 cookies, NOT 60 as indicated...and as for the great flavor...mine taste completely bland, even after adding extra nutmeg and cinnamon. I've had much better luck with other spritz recipes and I should have stuck to those.
Judith in Ft. Worth, Tx Dec 15, 2008
Would make this again.
Melt in your mouth. Wonderful flavor. Easy to handle and worked great with my cookie press. Just like I had as a kid from my German Grandma.
Megan in Texas Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
So easy to make. Had a little trouble with the dough being sticky, needed to freeze it to make it hard enough to work with. Tastes so good
A cookie baker Dec 2, 2008
Would make this again.
They are fantastic, and super easy to make.
Also, I added cinnamon and a pinch of ginger just to spice it up a bit. Delicious.
A cookie baker in Fremont, Ca. Nov 18, 2008
Would make this again.
When I first made these for Christmas with the in-laws, they couldn't believe their tongues (Or eyes- they're very pretty with the drizzle. I used green sugar over the frosting and zigzagged it over the cookie, using a tree-shaped spritz attachment).
These cookies melt on your tongue and taste unbelievably like... well... egg nog. The co-workers request a few of these instead of gifts for the holidays.
