Egg Nog Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
623
Calories
Total time
12
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 tsp rum extract
  • 1 -2 tsp milk
  • 1 -2 drop yellow food coloring (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt & nutmeg until combined. Cover & chill dough for approximately 1 hour or until firm & easy to handle.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F; lightly grease a cookie sheet.
  3. Whisk egg whites until foamy. Shape dough intol 1 balls; dip in egg white then roll in walnuts. Place 1 apart on greased cookie sheet.
  4. With the handle of a wooden spoon, make a 1/2 indent in the center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes or until center of cookies are set. Remove cookies from sheet & cool thoroughly on wire racks.
  5. For the filling, combine butter, confectioner's sugar, rum extract & enough milk to make a smooth frosting. Add food coloring if desired. Place frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip & pipe into indents of each cookie.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 623.16 Kcal (2609 kJ)
Calories from fat 335.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.24g 57%
Cholesterol 97.06mg 32%
Sodium 717.89mg 30%
Potassium 161.33mg 3%
Total Carbs 66.83g 22%
Sugars 36.62g 146%
Dietary Fiber 4.21g 17%
Protein 9.02g 18%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 106.3mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 458.64 Kcal (1920 kJ)
Calories from fat 246.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.41g 57%
Cholesterol 71.44mg 32%
Sodium 528.35mg 30%
Potassium 118.73mg 3%
Total Carbs 49.19g 22%
Sugars 26.95g 146%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 17%
Protein 6.64g 18%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 1.8mg 14%
Calcium 78.3mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.8
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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